eschiva Verb, eschiva

1. to shirk

Appox. usage (any sense): 2.22 per million words

feri Verb, feri ▼ ▶

1. (reflexive, transitive) to guard from, fend
2. (transitive, rare) to duck, dodge, avoid
3. (reflexive) to recoil, shirk
4. to be on one's guard, be wary
5. (obsolete) to observe, keep
   • XVIth C., Schei Psalter 18:21:
     Că feriiu caile Domnului, și nu necurățiiu de Dumnedzeul mieu.: For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
6. (archaic, regional) to respect or keep (a holiday), celebrate

Appox. usage (any sense): 11.4 per million words

ocoli Verb, ocoli

1. to go around, make a detour, take a roundabout way
2. to avoid, bypass, circumvent, sidestep
3. to shirk
4. to surround with, enclose

Appox. usage (any sense): 8.26 per million words