Fant-wæter

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - fant-wæter

According to the Old English Dictionary:

font-wæter, es;

fant-wæter
n. Font-water, baptismal water; baptistērii aqua :-- Ðæt hálige fant-wæter, ðe is geháten lífes wyl-spring, is gelíc on hiwe óðrum wæterum the holy font-water, which is called the well-spring of life, is in appearance like other waters, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 34. fant-wæter
Back