Participles
| Present | feormiende |
| Past | (ġe)feormod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | feormiġe |
| 2nd sing. | feormast |
| 3rd sing. | feormaþ |
| 1st plur. | feormiaþ |
| 2nd plur. | feormiaþ |
| 3rd plur. | feormiaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | feormode |
| 2nd sing. | feormodest |
| 3rd sing. | feormode |
| 1st plur. | feormodon |
| 2nd plur. | feormodon |
| 3rd plur. | feormodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | feormiġe |
| 2nd sing. | feormiġe |
| 3rd sing. | feormiġe |
| 1st plur. | feormiġen |
| 2nd plur. | feormiġen |
| 3rd plur. | feormiġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | feormode |
| 2nd sing. | feormode |
| 3rd sing. | feormode |
| 1st plur. | feormoden |
| 2nd plur. | feormoden |
| 3rd plur. | feormoden |
Imperative
| Singular | feorma |
| Plural | feormiaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'feormian'
cnossian,
hwisprian,
hwistlian,
sagian,
sacian,
sadian,
solian,
siwian,
sipian,
yrsian,
myrþrian,
fuglian,
fundian,
fulwian,
fullian,
leornian,
borcian,
borgian,
beorhtian,
wohhian, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'feormian'
feorsian,
ceorian,
ceorlian,
deorcian,
earmian,
feorran,
feortan,
fercian,
ferian,
fersian,
Etymology
1. From earlier *feorbian, *furbian, from Proto-West Germanic *furbēn (“to polish, clean”). Not related to Etymology 2, though likely influenced by it. See also Old High German furbjan, Middle High German vürben, Old French forbir.
2. Alternatively, related to Old High German āfermī (“uncleanness, filth”). See: Old High German 'furbjan', Middle High German '
vürben', Old French '
forbir'.
Verbs referencing "feormian"
English
farm, Icelandic
ferma, Middle English
fermen.
Sample Sentences