ferian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną. Cognate with Old High German ferien, Old Norse ferja, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (farjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfer.jɑn/, [ˈferˠ.jɑn]

Verb

ferian

1. to take, move, carry
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,
     ferede in forðweġe; · sumne fugel ōþbær
     ofer hēanne holm; · sumne sē hāra wulf
     dēaðe ġedǣlde, · sumne drēoriġhlēor
     in eorðsċræfe · eorl ġehȳdde.

     proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
     carried into the forth-way; a bird bore away someone
     over deep sea; the grey wolf shared someone with death;
     a sad-faced warrior hid someone in earthen cave.

2. to direct the course of; conduct, lead
3. to go, leave

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferian (weak class 1)

infinitive	ferian	ferienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ferie	ferede
second person singular	ferest	feredest
third person singular	fereþ	ferede
plural	feriaþ	feredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ferie	ferede
plural	ferien	fereden
imperative
singular	fere
plural	feriaþ
participle	present	past
	feriende	(ġe)fered

Derived terms

• feriend
• oferferian

Descendants

• Middle English: ferien, feren, feryen, verien, very, veryen
  • English: ferry
  • Scots: fery, ferry

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną. Cognate with Old English ferian, Old Norse erja, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (farjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛr.jɑn/, [ˈfer.jɑn]

Verb

ferian

1. to take, carry
2. to sail

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferian (weak class 1)

infinitive	ferian
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	feriu	ferda
2nd person singular	feris	ferdes
3rd person singular	ferid	ferda
plural	feriad	ferdun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ferie	ferdi
2nd person singular	feries	ferdis
3rd person singular	ferie	ferdi
plural	ferien	ferdin
imperative	present
singular	feri
plural	feriad
participle	present	past
	feriandi	giferid, ferid

Derived terms

• *giferian
• witharferian

 

Spanish

Verb

ferian

1. third-person plural present indicative of feriar