Etymology

feorm-fultum

Today it means: In Anglo-Saxon law, a tax for the king's sustentation as he went through his realm. Full definition →

Old English feormfultum
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  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromfeormfultum“food-assistance”
  2. English todayfeorm-fultum

Learned borrowing from Old English feormfultum (“food-assistance”), from feorm (“provision”) (see farm) + fultum (“aid, assistance”).

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