Old English · noun
feorm
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /fe͜orm/[fe͜orˠm]
- Syllables
- fe͜orm (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- feormstoresfarmbanquetprovisionsustenancesuppliespossessions
Meaning
-
food, sustenance, provision; meal, feast, banquet
-
entertainment
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possessions, goods, supplies; stores
-
profit, benefit
-
rent, especially rent or tax paid in food or other provisions
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fermu, from Proto-Germanic *fermō (“means of living, subsistence”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”). See English farm.
Descendants
farm, feorm
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