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— ferd (fjörd) may stand for an old *verd, as the initial v occas. changes to f in Shetl. Norn; O.N. verð, n., a payment; value; price. Cf. however førd², sb., with ferd in sense of a valuable find, and cf. for², sb. with fjörd.

ferd [færd (fɛrd, fǣrd, fərd)], vb., (vb. n.), to walk quickly; to hasten, to geng ferdin (N.I.); hwar is du ferdin till? (U^wg.); esp. of someone going quickly with a burden on his back or under his arm (U.); de tief [‘thief’] was ferdin awa [‘away’] wi’ his frag (booty): U^wg. færd, fɛ̄rd, fǣrd: U. færd, fərd: Fe. A breaking form fjard [fjärd] is reported from Nmⁿ. (N.Roe); to geng fjardin. — Deriv. of ferd¹, sb., in sense of speed; O.N. ferðask, vb., is found only in sense of to voyage, travel. — ferd, as vb. a. in sense of to carry, to bear off, has prob. arisen from førd, vb. a. (q.v.), which has been mingled with ferd, vb. n.

ferdalek [fær··dalək·, fər··dalek· and -lək·], sb., a journey or errand resulting badly or unsuccessfully, occas. also: work badly carried out; in phrases as: hit [‘it’] cam’ till a f., “that was indeed a nice trip or fine result” (ironically), he’s com’ till a f., he made a nice muddle of it; du’s made a f. o’ it, a) that was a nice journey you made, or that was a fine result (ironically); b) what a muddle you have made. Y. (Y^h., Yⁿ.). The form ferdalet [fær··dalət·, fər··dalet·] (Yⁿ.) is doubtless a corruption of ferdalek. — Icel. ferðalok, n., result of a journey, and ferðalag, n., a journey.

ferdaluri, sb., see luraferdi, sb., from which “ferdaluri” has been formed by transposition of the two parts of the compd.

ferdebord [fɛr··dəbərd· (-bȯrd·), fer··də-], sb., great haste; great bustle; to be in a f., to make great haste;

to be very busy. Uⁿ. *ferðarburðr. Shetl. ferd¹, sb., journey; speed, and *bord, sb., movement; drift, really, bearing (O.N. burðr), now only in compds. — see fogbord(er), kavabord, and ber, “bear”, vb.

ferdek, sb., see ferd¹, sb. 1.

ferdi [fērdi, fⁱērdi, ferdi, fɛrdi, færdi], adj., in good condition; still active; able to do one’s work; said of an old man, not yet feeling the effects of age; he is still f.; a f. baess, an animal well fed, well cared for (Esh., Nm^w.). fērdi, fⁱērdi: Uⁿ. fɛrdi, færdi: U^{s. and w.} ferdi: Nm^w. (Esh.). The word corresponds exactly in meaning to No. ferdig, ferdug, adj. (Aa. and R.), brisk; hale, etc. (O.N. ferðugr, adj., is handed down only in sense of ready; prepared for travelling). Cf. L.Sc. ferdi, feirdy, adj., explained by Jam. as “strong, active”. Other forms of the Shetl. word are, a) firdi [fɩ̄^ərdi, fɩrdi], which doubtless must be L.Sc. feirdy, and b) firi [fɩri] with dropped original ð. The last form is recorded in Sa. — ferdi, firdi, is rarer in sense of ready, prepared, noted down in Yⁿ. with the pronunc. “ferdi”; No. ferdig, ferdug, Da. færdig (of Germ. orig.; Germ. fertig).

ferdi-bread, sb., see ferdimet, sb.

ferdimet [fær··dimɛt·, fēr··dimɛt·, -met·], sb., provisions for a journey or for a long fishing expedition (at deep-sea fishing). Occas. also fardimet and fardinmet [far··dimɛt·, -mæt·, far··dɩn-]. The cake-shaped loaves (bidis), serving as provisions at deep-sea fishing, are in Fo. called: ferdimet [fērdi-], ferdi [fērdi-]-bread and hafbidis. — *ferðar-matr; O.N. ferð, f., journey; O.N. matr, m., meat. For the form fardi(n)- cf. L.Sc. fard, sb., partly = Shetl. ferd¹.

ferlodin, adj., see forlegen, adj.

Ferna [fē^ərna], sb., the name for a spotted, piebald cow. N.Roe. Pre-

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