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fyrmþ

  • noun [ feminine ]
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fyrmþ, frymþ, e; f.
[feormian
to feed, support, entertain]
A receiving to food, harbouring, an entertainment; receptio ad victum, susceptio
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  • Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men; ðæt is . . . and flýmena fyrmþe

    these are the rights which the king possesses over all men; that is . . . and [the penalty for] the harbouring of fugitives,

    • L. C. S. 12
    • ;
    • Th. i. 382, 14.
  • Ǽlc mon mót onsacan fyrmþe

    every man may deny entertainment,

    • L. In. 46
    • ;
    • Th. i. 132, 1, note 3, MSS. B. H.
[feormian
to cleanse]
A cleansing, washing; ablūtio, baptisma = βάπτισμα
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  • Calica fyrmþa

    călĭcum baptismăta,

    • Mk. Bos. 7, 4: Hpt. Gl. 420.
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v.  feormþ frymþ firmþ.
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  • fyrmþ, n.