Middle English Dictionary Entry
ferth n.
Entry Info
Forms | ferth n. Also verth. |
Etymology | Var. of firth arm of the sea, or of frith park, woodland. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Only in surname.
Associated quotations
- c1444(c1295) Cart.Lewes in Sus.RS 38 (Vsp F.15)112 : Robert atte Verthe.
- c1444(1296) Cart.Lewes in Sus.RS 38 (Vsp F.15)111 : Robert de la Ferth.