Feormung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Feormung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 feormung

f. I. a harbouring, an entertaining; susceptio,, hospĭtium :-- Þurh wreccena feormunge by the harbouring of exiles, L. Alf. Pol. 4; Th. i, 62, 16. II. a cleansing, polishing; purgātio, pŏlītio :-- Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn to feormunge onfó if a sword polisher receive another man's weapon for polishing, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 9. DER. a-feormung, niht-. feormung

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