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Ferge
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ferge
German
Alternative forms
de Fehr Feer obsolete southern until 18th c.
Etymology
From de gmh verge, verje (alongside gmh ver, vere), from de goh fergo, ferio (alongside goh fero, ferro), from de gem-pro *farjô, agent noun of gem-pro *farjaną. Related with de Fähre, which see for more.
The word had been widely obsolete by 1700, but was later revived in poetic language. It has since become very rare again, however.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfɛrɡə/ [ˈfɛʁ.ɡə] [ˈfɛɐ̯.ɡə]
de De-Ferge.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Fer ge
Noun
m.weak in
de archaic _ higher register chiefly poetic de Fährmann ferryman
Declension
m.weak
Related terms
de Fähre
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