noun
farlie
Farlie (noun) means something strange or surprising that makes people marvel.
noun
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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 ferlie ("farlie"), Old Norse ferlíki, ferlíkan ("a monster, abnormality, monstrosity"), and Old Norse ferligr ("monstrous").
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"farlie" (noun) means something strange or surprising that makes people marvel.
