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fant

  • noun [ masculine ]
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fant, font, es; m.
Fountain, spring; fons, tis, m; pure water, that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism; baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν
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  • Ne dó man nǽnne ele to ðam fante

    let no one put any oil into the font,

    • L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358,
    • 35;
    • Wilk. 159,
    • 32.
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v. fant-fæt, fant-wæter, font-wæter.
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v.  fant-fæt font.
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