ford
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- foorth (obsolete, [14th century])
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old English ford. Cognate with English firth, fjord (via Old Norse), German Furt.
Noun [edit]
ford (plural fords)
- A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
Translations [edit]
crossing
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Verb [edit]
ford (third-person singular simple present fords, present participle fording, simple past and past participle forded)
- To cross a stream using a ford.
Translations [edit]
to cross a stream
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *furduz (“crossing, ford”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to ferry, put across”). Cognate with Old Saxon ford (“ford”). More at fare.
Noun [edit]
ford m
Declension [edit]
Declension of ford (strong u-stem)