ferthe

Middle English

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Etymology

From Old English fēorþa, fēowerþa, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô; equivalent to and often remodelled after fower +‎ -th.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːrθ(ə)/, /ˈfɛrθ(ə)/, /ˈfiu̯rθ(ə)/, /ˈfɔu̯rθ(ə)/, /ˈfɔu̯rt(ə)/

Adjective

ferthe

  1. fourth
    • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 4:7”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
      And the firſte beeſte lijk a lyoun; and the ſecounde beeſte lijk a calf; and the thridde beeſte hauynge a face as of a man; and the fourthe beeſte lijk an egle fleynge.
      And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a person; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.
      a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wife of Bath's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, line 451-452:
      Swiche manere wordes hadde we on honde / Now wol I ſpeken of my fourthe houſbonde.
      Those kinds of words we had on hand / Now I'll speak of my fourth husband.

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Noun

ferthe

  1. One of four equal parts of a whole; a fourth.

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