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ferend

  • noun [ masculine ]
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ferend, es; m. [part. of feran]
A traveller, messenger, sailor; peregrīnātor, nuncius, nauta
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  • He hét gefetigan ferend snelle

    he commanded swift messengers to be fetched,

    • Exon. 66 b
    • ;
    • Th. 246, 12
    • ;
    • Jul. 60.
  • Him ða ferend on fæste wuniaþ

    the sailors firmly rest on him,

    • 97 a
    • ;
    • Th. 361, 25
    • ;
    • Wal. 25.
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  • ferend, n.