ferio

(Αγγλικός)

(conjugation-4) to hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure
(conjugation-4) to cut, to thrust
(conjugation-4, with-accusative) to kill by striking, to slay, to give a deathblow
(conjugation-4) to strike, to stamp, to coin
(conjugation-4) to make a deal or contract or compact, covenant, or treaty
(conjugation-4, figuratively) to strike, reach, affect

From Proto-Italic *ferjō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”) through *bʰér-ye-ti perhaps with root-final laryngeal dropped in a prevocalic position; the o-grade reflex is attested in forō. Cognate with Albanian bie (“to fall”), Old English ġebered (“crushed, kneaded”), English berry (“to beat, thrash”), Old Armenian բերան (beran), Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρος (phắros, “plough”), φαράω (pharáō). More at berry. Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to scrape, to cut”). Compare Middle Irish berna, Old High German berjan, Middle High German berjen, Old English bered, Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬲𐬌𐬠𐬁𐬭𐬀 (tižibāra).