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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Ferge

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Ferge, masculine, ‘ferryman,’ from Middle High German vęrge, vęrje, vęre, Old High German fęrjo, fęro (nominative singular fęrjo, genitive and dative fęrin, accusative fęrjun), masculine, ‘mariner, ferryman.’ The j is changed into g after r as in Scherge, Latwerge. Gothic *farja, masculine, ‘mariner,’ is wanting. Most closely allied to Fähre; also akin to Gothic farjan, ‘to navigate,’ see root far under fahren.