Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farlie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: far-lie
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"(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"

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: farli, fǣrlīċ

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

farlies (plural)

Questions

What does farlie mean?: An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder.
Where does farlie come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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