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fferm

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English ferme (rent, revenue), from Anglo-Norman ferme (rent, lease, farm), from Medieval Latin firma, from Old English feorm (provisions), from Proto-Germanic *fermō (subsistence), from Proto-Germanic *ferhwō, *ferhuz (life force), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (strength, tree).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fferm f (plural ffermydd, not mutable)

  1. farm

Derived terms

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References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fferm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies