feormian

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfe͜or.mi.ɑn/, [ˈfe͜orˠ.mi.ɑn] === Etymology 1 === From earlier *feorbian, *furbian, from Proto-West Germanic *furbēn (“to polish, clean”). Not related to Etymology 2, though likely influenced by it. See also Old High German furbjan, Middle High German vürben, Old French forbir. Alternatively, related to Old High German āfermī (“uncleanness, filth”). ==== Verb ==== feormian to cleanse, scour, furbish ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: fermen, feermen, feormen, fermeEnglish: farm (dialectal) === Etymology 2 === Equivalent to feorm (“entertainment, feast, food”) +‎ -ian. ==== Verb ==== feormian to entertain, receive (as a guest); to feast to harbour, support, sustain, foster, feed to cherish, benefit, profit to feed on, consume, devour ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== feormere feormiend feormung ġefeormian ===== Related terms ===== feormfultum feormiendlēas feormehām fiermþ ===== Descendants ===== → Anglo-Norman: fermen → Middle English: fermen English: farm Scots: ferm, fairm, farm →? Old Saxon: formon (“to help, protect”) →? Old High German: formōn (“to care for, nurse, foster, aid, benefit”) === References ===