— fordable , adj.
/fawrd, fohrd/ , n.
1. a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
v.t.
2. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford.
[ bef. 900; ME (n.), OE; c. OFris forda, G Furt; akin to ON fjorthr, FARE, PORT 1 ]