fenowed
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Etymology edit
From Middle English yvyned, past participle of Middle English vynye (“to be mouldy”), from Old English fynegian (“to become mouldy”), from fyniġ (“mouldy, musty”). Akin to Old English fyne (“moisture, mildew”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fenowed (comparative more fenowed, superlative most fenowed)
- (obsolete) Decayed; mouldy.
- (obsolete, figuratively) Corrupted.
- 1611, [Miles Smith], “The Translators to the Reader”, in The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
- In a word, it [Scripture] is a Panary of holeſome foode, againſt fenowed traditions; […]