weved

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wefed, weued

Etymology

From Old English wēofod (“altar”). From wēoh (“idol, image”) +‎ bed (“bed”), from Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred place or thing”) and *badją (“plot, bed”).

Alternatively, the second component could be Old English bēod (“offering stage, dish”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaz (“offering stage”).

Noun

weved (plural weveds or wevedes)

1. altar

   Þe king wende to Rome, to þan heȝe dome... he Peteres weofed þere wunliche isohte, brohte þer to lake his maðmes leofe

   The king went to Rome, to the high church... he besought Peter's altar there with joy, and brought there as a gift his dear treasure

   He makede bi þon weofede a swiðe wunsum fur; Niȝen siðen he bi-eode þat weofed for his neode

   He made on the altar a swith winsome fire, nine since he cultivated that altar for his need

   Oure lordes fflesch al-so Shal beo ysacred vp þe weued

   Our Lord's flesh also shall be hallowed upon the altar