"ferie" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛriː(ə)/ Forms: feries [plural]
Etymology: Partially from Old Norse ferja; partially a back-formation from ferien. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|ferry crossing}}, {{bor|enm|non|ferja}} Old Norse ferja, {{back-formation|enm|ferien|nocap=1}} back-formation from ferien Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ferie, {{enm-noun}} ferie (plural feries)
  1. A place where a ferry crosses.
    Sense id: en-ferie-enm-noun-Rv0Haceo
  2. (rare) A ferry. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Nautical, Travel
    Sense id: en-ferie-enm-noun-UHl8bXNC Disambiguation of Nautical: 24 69 5 2 Disambiguation of Travel: 18 60 20 2 Categories (other): Middle English back-formations Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fery, ferye, ffery, verye
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛːriː(ə)/ Forms: feries [plural]
Etymology: From Old French ferie, from Medieval Latin fēria; compare feyre. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|weekday}}, {{bor|enm|fro|ferie}} Old French ferie, {{der|enm|ML.|fēria}} Medieval Latin fēria Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ferie, {{enm-noun}} ferie (plural feries)
  1. A weekday; a day of the working week. Categories (topical): Calendar
    Sense id: en-ferie-enm-noun-7KlS2VOZ Disambiguation of Calendar: 8 10 72 10 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 2 0 21 0 2 1 1 11 0 20 21 2 0 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 19 0 1 1 1 14 0 18 19 1 0 20 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 28 66 1
  2. A feria; a day that isn't a festival.
    Sense id: en-ferie-enm-noun-m3clYn8x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fery, ferye, feri, fferie Related terms: ferial
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A ferry."
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