"ferne" meaning in Middle English

See ferne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English feorran, feorrane. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|feorran}} Old English feorran Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} ferne, {{enm-adj}} ferne
  1. distant, far-off
    Sense id: en-ferne-enm-adj-qcA~jlPp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 26 10 10 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 3 30 6 7 47 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 34 3 4 54 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} ferne
  1. alternative form of fern Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fern
    Sense id: en-ferne-enm-noun-mIqMk7i2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "To distant shrines well known in distant lands.",
          "text": "late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 13-14.\nAnd palmeres for to seken straunge strondes\nTo ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;\nAnd palmers to go seeking out strange strands,",
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