A-feormian

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-feormian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -igan; Related words: trans.

Definitions

1 a-feormian

p. ode; pp. od; [a intensive, feormian to cleanse] To cleanse, clean thoroughly, purge, wash away; mundare, emundare, permundare, diluere :-- Mid besmum afeormod scopis mundatus, Lk. Bos. 11, 25. He afeormaþ his þyrscelflóre permundabit aream suam. Mt. Bos 3, 12. Hyt ðone magan ealne afeormaþ it purges the whole stomach, Herb. 60, 3; Lchdm. i. 162, 19. Ic afeormige diluo, Ǽlfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 49. Hit afeormaþ of ealle ða nebcorn it will cleanse away all the face pimples. Herb. 22, 3; Lchdm, i. 118, 24. a-feormian

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᚠᛇᚱᛗᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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