Crossed through a shallow place in a river or stream by wading; passed through water on foot.
From ford (a shallow river crossing) + -ed (past tense marker). Simple past tense of the verb 'to ford,' meaning to cross water by wading.
The word 'forded' appears in countless historical accounts—'We forded the river at dawn'—and it's often the turning point where an army either escapes or gets trapped.
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