ferire Noun, f, ferire

1. dodge

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.024 per million words

feri Verb, feri ▼ ▶

1. (reflexive, transitive) to guard from, fend
2. (transitive, rare) to duck, dodge, avoid
3. (reflexive) to recoil, shirk
4. to be on one's guard, be wary
5. (obsolete) to observe, keep
   • XVIth C., Schei Psalter 18:21:
     Că feriiu caile Domnului, și nu necurățiiu de Dumnedzeul mieu.: For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
6. (archaic, regional) to respect or keep (a holiday), celebrate

Appox. usage (any sense): 11.4 per million words