"ferde" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfeːrd(ə)/, /ˈfɛːrd(ə)/, /ˈfiːrd(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English fierd, fyrd, feord, from Proto-West Germanic *fardi, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to put across, ferry”); compare faren. Forms with a final vowel are from the Old English oblique forms. Cognate with Old Frisian ferd, fart (“an expedition, journey”), Old High German fart (“journey”) (German Fahrt), Danish færd (“voyage, travel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fierd}} Old English fierd, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fardi}} Proto-West Germanic *fardi, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fardiz}} Proto-Germanic *fardiz, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*per-|t=to put across, ferry}} Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to put across, ferry”), {{cog|ofs|ferd}} Old Frisian ferd, {{cog|goh|fart||journey}} Old High German fart (“journey”), {{cog|de|Fahrt}} German Fahrt, {{cog|da|færd||voyage, travel}} Danish færd (“voyage, travel”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ferde, {{enm-noun|pl2=ferden}} ferde (plural ferdes or ferden) Forms: ferdes [plural], ferden [plural], ferd [alternative], fierd [alternative], fierde [alternative], furde [alternative], verd [alternative], færde [alternative, Early-Middle-English], feord [alternative, Early-Middle-English], værde [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. An army or host.
    Sense id: en-ferde-enm-noun-UNj1JYk~
  2. A troop; a portion of an army.
    Sense id: en-ferde-enm-noun-JU61JkpH
  3. (by extension) A band or company. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ferde-enm-noun-DyFBPN9M Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Collectives Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 6 2 5 2 5 42 6 2 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 1 3 1 3 52 4 1 14 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 63 16 7 Disambiguation of Collectives: 6 8 72 8 6
  4. (rare, Early Middle English) A military expedition. Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-ferde-enm-noun-0lVy9II5 Categories (other): Early Middle English, Military Disambiguation of Military: 26 29 0 45 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} ferde
  1. alternative form of ferd (“fear”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ferd (extra: fear)
    Sense id: en-ferde-enm-noun-5ff75Zii
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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