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farlie

noun

Etymology

From Middle English farli, ferly, ferlich, feorlich (“a wonderful thing, a marvel, a wonder”), from Middle English farli, ferly, verlich, ferlik, ferlic, feorlic (“terrible, marvellous, wonderful”), from Old English fǣrlīċ (“sudden, unexpected, quick, horrible”), equivalent to fear + -ly. Cognate with Scots ferlie (“farlie”), Old Norse ferlíki, ferlíkan (“a monster, abnormality, monstrosity”), Old Norse ferligr (“monstrous”).

  1. derived from fǣrlīċ — “sudden, unexpected, quick, horrible”
  2. inherited from farli

Definitions

  1. An unusual or unexpected thing

    An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder.

    • (Whilst thus himselfe to please, the mightie Mountaine tells Such farlies of his Cluyd, and of his wondrous Wells)
    • I saw, in passing, many a farlie and fine things, such as St Paul's and the Tower

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA