feorm

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • food, sustenance, provision; meal, feast, banquet
  • entertainment
  • possessions, goods, supplies; stores
  • profit, benefit
  • rent, especially rent or tax paid in food or other provisions

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fermō (means of living, subsistence), *ferhwō (body, life force, being) derived from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (tree, force, strength, life, body, encompass, world, fir, oak, surround).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*perkʷ-

Gloss

tree, force, strength, life, body, encompass, world, fir, oak, surround

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Kanji

木, 樹

Emoji
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