Sir Gawan, so mot I þryue, 388 [E] As I amferly fayn.
A ferly strife fell them between, As they went by the way, Little John said he had won five shillings And Robin Hood said shortly nay.
Thys fend wase ferly to fyght, Rochense, seythe the boke, he hyght, Ther wase a dredfuAEsAEs fraye.
Na, he kens better things: But here comes aunt; her face some ferly brings.
It angerit him richt ferly fast, That twis in-to battell wes he Discumfit with ane few menyhe.
That nycht thai spak al comonly Of thame within, and had ferly 800 That thai sa stout defens has maid Agane the gret assalt thai had.
Quhen he unwemmyt can it se, He said that he had gret ferly That sic a knycht and sa worthy, And prisit of sa gret bounte, 375 Mycht in the face unwemmyt be.
And as thai drew him for to hyng, The pepill ferlyfast gan thring, 70 Him and his myscheiff for to se, That to behald wes gret pite.
And quhen thai nakit spulyheit war That war slayne in the battale thar, 460 It wes forsuth a gret ferly Till se sammyn so feill dede ly.
And if ye fare so in youre fermerye, Ferly me thynketh, But cheeste be ther charite sholde be.
Nanny Ferly was an incurable; but the ridicule to which she was subjected upon this occasion made her more cautious in the selection of her subjects And thus ends our story of The Warning.
Among the inhabitants of Blackenburn, which was once the scene of some incidents in the following story, Nanny Ferly was perhaps the most extraordinary.
By Allah, ne'er beheld my eyes a face so ferly fair * Amid mankind whoever are, Arab or Ajamí.
And quoth another and quoth well, "And trees of Orange fruiting ferly fair * To those who straitest have their charms surveyed; Like cheeks of women who their forms have decked * For holiday in robes of gold brocade.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ferly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
