What is singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n. A wonder; a marvel. [Obs.] Who hearkened ever such a ferly thing. Chaucer called?
ferly — Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n. A wonder; a marvel. [Obs.] Who hearkened ever such a ferly thing. Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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