Daily Word Quiz
PAVEFY a) to give a good beating to, to thrash b) to make afraid, to frighten c) to raise with a lever, to lift d) to make calm, to pacify Answer below. Today's Featured Word FEERY-FARRY also in forms: feiry-, ferie-, fierie-, fiery-, firie-, firry-, -fairy, -farey, -farie, -fary NOUN a bustle, a tumult; a state of excitement, disorder, confusion ...1535 Sc. obs. ETYMOLOGY reduplicated form of 'fary' fairy(land), excitement FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1535 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...The fantasie and eik the ferie farye, The greit triumph, the sporting and the play, The singing, dansing, that was euerilk day, The sumptuous cheir and cost of euerie thing, Wes maid that tyme at mariage of our king..." From: The Buik of the Croniclis of Scotland By: William Stewart, 1535 Daily Word Quiz Answer PAVEFY b) to make afraid, to frighten ...1656
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