A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1420, 1475-1540
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Fere, v.1 Only in p.t. ferde, ferd, feryt, feyrryt. [ME. feren (p.t. ferde), OE. féran.]
1. intr. To go, proceed.c1420 Wynt. viii. 3425.
The Erle off Mare wyth his folk ferd [C. ferde] To Saynt Jhonystown c1420 Ib. 6164.
On thaire way all furth thai ferd [C. ferde]
2. To go, take place, in a certain way.a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxiii. 108.
The king than wes sa wondir wa, Quhen with hyme it feryt sa, That he wes nere fra his wit c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace iv. 341.
So ferd with hym for Scotlandis rycht full ewyn c1475 Ib. vii. 574.
As fyr on flynt it feyrryt thaim betweyne a1540 Freiris Berw. 402.
Fra Symon saw it ferd vpon this wyse He had greit wounder
3. To act or behave in a certain way.1375 Barb. xvi. 464.
Quhen thai of the host has herd How that the Dowglas with thame ferd a1400 Legends of the Saints ii. 126.
Quhene Nero that has hard, As wod of wit nere he ferd a1400 Ib. xvi. 718.
For joy as wod men he ferd c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2980.
As wryand out of wit he ferde c1420 Wynt. viii. 4128.
In all this tyme, that thai thus ferd, The Stewart of Scotland … In hydlys wes c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ii. 133.
Thus Wallace ferd als fers as a lyoun c1475 Ib. iii. 165.
Thair cheyff chyftan feryt als fers as fyr 1513 Doug. xii. i. 22.
Nane other wys ferd Turnus the ilk day
4. To fare, to have as one's lot.1375 Barb. iv. 288.
Quhen Ferrandis moder herd How hir sone in the battale ferd c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2296.
The King Ydoneus, that herde Vlixes tale how that he ferde
