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Webster 1913 Edition

Ferdness

Ferd′ness

,
Noun.
[OE.
ferd
fear. See
Fear
.]
Fearfulness.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

ferdness

ferdness

Middle English

Noun

ferdness (uncountable)

  1. fearfulness
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Etymology

From Old English ferd ‎(“fear”). See fear. Equivalent to ferd +‎ -ness.

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