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Rh —  may stand for an old *, as the initial v changes to f in  Norn; verð,, a payment; value; price. however $2$,, with in sense of a valuable find, and $2$, with.

ferd [færd (fɛrd, fǣrd, fərd)], , , to walk quickly; to hasten, to geng ;  is du till? ; of someone going quickly with a burden on his back or under his arm ; de tief [‘thief’] was awa [‘away’] wi’ his (booty):  færd, fɛ̄rd, fǣrd: færd, fərd:  A breaking form [fjärd] is reported from ; to geng. — of $wg$,, in sense of speed; ferðask,, is found only in sense of to voyage, travel. —, as  in sense of to carry, to bear off, has arisen from,  , which has been mingled with ,

ferdalek [fær··dalək·, fər··dalek· and -lək·],, a journey or errand resulting badly or unsuccessfully, 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. . The form  [fær··dalət·, fər··dalet·] is doubtless a corruption of. — ferðalok, , result of a journey, and ferðalag, , a journey.

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

ferdebord [fɛr··dəbərd· (-bȯrd·), fer··də-], , great haste; great bustle; to be in a f., to make great haste; to be very busy. *ferðarburðr. $wg$,, journey; speed, and bearing ( burðr), now only in — see, , and, “bear”,
 * ,, movement; drift, really,

ferdek,, see $n$, 1.

ferdi [fērdi, f$1$ērdi, ferdi, fɛrdi, færdi], , 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 . fērdi, f$h$ērdi: fɛrdi, færdi: ferdi:. The word corresponds exactly in meaning to ferdig, ferdug,  (Aa. and R.), brisk; hale,  ( ferðugr,, is handed down only in sense of ready; prepared for travelling). ferdi, feirdy, , explained by Jam. as “strong, active”. Other forms of the word are, a) [fɩ̄$n$rdi, fɩrdi], which doubtless must be  feirdy, and b) [fɩri] with dropped original ð. The last form is recorded in — , , is rarer in sense of ready, prepared, noted down in with the “ferdi”;  ferdig, ferdug, færdig (of ; fertig).

ferdi-bread,, see ,

ferdimet [fær··dimɛt·, fēr··dimɛt·, -met·],, provisions for a journey or for a long fishing expedition (at deep-sea fishing). also and [far··dimɛt·, -mæt·, far··dɩn-]. The cake-shaped loaves (bidis), serving as provisions at deep-sea fishing, are in called: [fērdi-], [fērdi-]-bread and. — *ferðar-matr; ferð,, journey; matr, , meat. For the form -  fard, , partly = $n$.

ferlodin,, see ,

Ferna [fē$n$rna],, the name for a spotted, piebald cow.. 11