fenowed

English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnoʊd/

Adjective

fenowed (comparative more fenowed, superlative most fenowed)

1. (obsolete) Decayed; mouldy.
2. (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; […]

Related terms

• finew
• vinnewed, vinewed