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feorm-fultum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fe-or-m--ful-tum
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Anglo-Saxon law, a tax for the king's sustentation as he went through his realm.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

feorm-fultumas (plural) feorm-fultums (plural) feorm fultum (alternative) feormfultum (alternative)

Questions

What does feorm-fultum mean?
In Anglo-Saxon law, a tax for the king's sustentation as he went through his realm.
Where does feorm-fultum come from?
Learned borrowing from Old English feormfultum (“food-assistance”), from feorm (“provision”) (see farm) + fultum (“aid, assistance”).

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