Flerried

/ˈflɛrid/ adjective

Definition

A non-standard or dialectal past participle suggesting something was transported across water by ferry, though not found in standard dictionaries.

Etymology

From ferry plus -ied suffix, or alternatively a variant of ferried; appears to be a regional or historical spelling variation.

Kelly Says

This word shows how English spelling varied wildly before standardization—'flerried' and 'ferried' might both have appeared in 18th-century documents!

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