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farlie

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Noun — Something strange or surprising that makes people marvel.

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Etymology

Comes from Middle English farli, ferly, ferlich, feorlich ("a wonderful thing, a marvel, a wonder"), from Middle English farli, ferly, verlich, ferlik, ferlic, feorlic ("terrible, marvellous, wonderful"), from Old English fǣrlīċ ("sudden, unexpected, quick, horrible"), equivalent to fear + -ly. It is cognate with Scots...

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