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feormian

  • verb [ weak ]
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to cleanse.
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to clean a place
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  • Sé þe on Sunnan*-*dæge his hús feormað,

    • Wlfst. 212, 26
    • .
  • Flór feormian,

    • Angl. ix. 262, 23.
to cleanse material
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  • Lege tó þǽre wunde, ðonne yt heó and fæormað, gyf þǽr hwæt horwes on sý,

    • Lch. i. 100, 3
    • .
  • Hwítlas on sǽ wacsan and feormian,

    • Bd. 4, 31
    • ;
    • Sch. 540, 12
    • .
  • feormianne (geclǽnsian, v. l.), sumne dǽl hwǽtes,

    • Gr. D. 97, 2
    • .
to furbish, polish a weapon, vessel
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  • Seó hálige clǽnnes þæt sweord feormað

    (purificat),

    • Gl. Prud. 15
    • .
  • Hé mec

    (a lance)

    fægre feormað,

    • Rä. 72, 18
    • .
  • Fe(o)r(mie) wǽge,

    • B. 2253
    • .
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[v.
N. E. D. farm.
]
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v. un-feormigende.
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