Fern

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 · 1889 · p. 9

sb. fern, C2; ferene , dat. , S2. Phr. : ai chen of ferne , fern ashes, MD. Comb. : fern-a hen , fern ashes, C2.—AS. fearn (Voc.): OHG. farn .