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ferds

ferds is the plural of ferd.

Meaning of ferd

Noun (1)

ferd (plural ferds)

  1. (Scotland) A journey; a voyage.
  2. (Scotland) Provisions for a journey, especially food.
  3. (Scotland) A fast pace; a rush or hurry.
  4. (Northern England, Scotland, also, obsolete) Effort, impetus, speed; a violent onset.
    • It was our great desire to have at once been at handy-strokes, well understanding that the ferd of our hot spirits could not long abide in edge.1775, Baillie, Letters

Noun (2)

ferd (usually uncountable, plural ferds)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete, usually) Fear.

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Questions about ferds

What is ferds the plural of?
Ferds is the plural of ferd.

Words near ferds in the dictionary

  1. Ferdinandsen
  2. ferding
  3. ferdings
  4. Ferdon
  5. Ferdowsi
  6. ferds
  7. fere
  8. Ferebee
  9. Ferebees
  10. ferecrystal
  11. ferede

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