释义 |
fer·lie I. \ˈferlē\ adjective Etymology: Middle English ferly, ferlich, from Old English fǣrlīc sudden, unexpected, from fǣr sudden danger or attack, calamity + -līc -ly — more at fear now dialect : strange, surprising < a ferlie sight outside the door > II. noun also fer·ly \“\ (plural ferlies) Etymology: Middle English, from ferly, adjective 1. Scotland : a strange or unusual sight : wonder 2. Scotland : a freakish person or animal sometimes seen in hallucinations < when he was real drunk and the ferlies came sniftering out of the whiskey bottles at him — L.G.Gibbon > 3. Scotland : news, gossip — usually used in plural 4. Scotland : surprise, amazement III. verb also ferly \“\ (ferlied ; ferlied ; ferlying ; ferlies) Etymology: Middle English ferlien, from ferly, adjective Scotland : wonder |