ferien

See also: Ferien

Catalan

Verb

ferien

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ferir

Danish

Noun

ferien c

1. definite singular of ferie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• feren, feryen, verien, very, veryen

Etymology

From Old English ferian, from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną. Compare ferie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛrən/, /ˈfɛriən/

Verb

ferien

1. To carry; to transport.
2. To ferry; to carry by boat.
3. To cross by boat.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) ferien
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ferie	feried
2nd-person singular	feriest	feriedest
3rd-person singular	ferieth	feried
subjunctive singular	ferie
imperative singular		—
plural1	ferien, ferie	ferieden, feriede
imperative plural	ferieth, ferie	—
participles	feryinge, feriende	feried, yferied

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• ferie

Descendants

• English: ferry
• Scots: fery, ferry

References

• “ferien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ferien m

1. definite singular of ferie

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ferien m

1. definite singular of ferie

Spanish

Verb

ferien

1. inflection of feriar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative