ferny

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ferny, from Old English fearniġ, equivalent to fern +‎ -y. === Adjective === ferny (comparative fernier, superlative ferniest) Of or pertaining to ferns. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Resembling or characteristic of a fern, in appearance, smell, etc. Covered in or filled with ferns; flanked or surrounded by ferns. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === fferny === Etymology === fern +‎ -y === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛrniː/, /ˈfɛːrniː/ === Adjective === ferny (rare) Full of fern or bracken. ==== Descendants ==== English: ferny Yola: vearnee, fearnee ==== References ==== “fē̆rnī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.