Ford Definition
fôrd
forded, fording, fords
noun
fords
A shallow place in a stream, river, etc., where one can cross by wading or by riding on horseback, in an automobile, etc.
Webster's New World
verb
forded, fording, fords
To cross at a ford.
Webster's New World
To cross a stream using a ford.
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pronoun
A topographic surname for someone who lived near a ford.
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suffix
Suffix indicating a place on a river suitable for crossing or fording.
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Other Word Forms of Ford
Noun
Singular:
ford
Plural:
fordsOrigin of Ford
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From Old English ford, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Cognate with English firth, fjord (via Old Norse), German Furt, and more distantly with port (via Latin).
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Middle English from Old English per-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English ford
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