Definition of Fely

Fer"ly (?), a. [AS. f&?;rlic sudden, unexpected. See Fear, n.] Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n. A wonder; a marvel. [Obs.]

Who hearkened ever such a ferly thing.

Chaucer.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(archaic except in dialects) unexpected, terrible, amazing
*Late C14: Wha herkned evere slyk a ferly þyng? — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reeve's Tale

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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