feormian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜or.mi.ɑn/, [ˈfe͜orˠ.mi.ɑn]

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier *feorbian, from Proto-Germanic *furbijaną (“to scour, wipe, clean”), from Proto-Indo-European *prep- (“to appear”).

Verb

feormian

1. to cleanse, scour, furbish

Conjugation

Conjugation of feormian (weak class 2)

infinitive	feormian	feormienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	feormiġe	feormode
second person singular	feormast	feormodest
third person singular	feormaþ	feormode
plural	feormiaþ	feormodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	feormiġe	feormode
plural	feormiġen	feormoden
imperative
singular	feorma
plural	feormiaþ
participle	present	past
	feormiende	(ġe)feormod

Derived terms

• feormend
• firm
• orfeormness
• unfeormiġende
• āfeormian
• ġefeormian

 

Descendants

• Middle English: fermen
  • English: farm (dialectal)

Etymology 2

Equivalent to feorm (“entertainment, feast, food”) +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old Norse ferma, Old Frisian fermia, Old High German firmōn.

Verb

feormian

1. to entertain, receive (as a guest)
2. to support, sustain, feed
3. to cherish
4. to benefit

Conjugation

Conjugation of feormian (weak class 2)

infinitive	feormian	feormienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	feormiġe	feormode
second person singular	feormast	feormodest
third person singular	feormaþ	feormode
plural	feormiaþ	feormodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	feormiġe	feormode
plural	feormiġen	feormoden
imperative
singular	feorma
plural	feormiaþ
participle	present	past
	feormiende	(ġe)feormod

Related terms

• ġefeormian