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variant of ferri- and ferro- before a vowel.

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Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Qu audt attonitus ille ac tremns abiect ferr fgit, Marium s nn posse occdere clmitns.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Experr enim volu, s15103 tibi prpositum ex sententi parum cessisset, quam aequ anim m ferr essem intermptra.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Ferr′iage, provision for ferrying: the fare paid for such; Ferr′y-boat; Ferr′y-man.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Fir is also sounded either fur or ferr (a fur tree or a ferr tree).
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce