Meanings
alternative ferrede · alternative ferhede
- obsoleteuncountableCompanionship.
- obsoleteuncountablePeople; companions.
- obsoleteuncountableCompany.
Origin
- Old English*fērrǣden
- Middle Englishferrede
- Englishferede
From Middle English ferrede, ferreden, from Old English *fērrǣden, ġefērrǣden (“companionship, fellowship, friendship, society, fraternity, congregation”), equivalent to fere + -red.
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ferede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferede
“ferede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferede. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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