furment

Middle English

Alternative forms

• firment, frument

Etymology

From Middle French froment, fourment or its etymon Latin frūmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fruˈmɛnt/, /ˈfrumɛnt/, /fur-/

Noun

furment (uncountable) (rare)

1. grains; cereal crops
2. furmenty (grain porridge)

   Synonym: furmente (more common)

Related terms

• furmente

References

• “frūment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

furment oblique singular, m (oblique plural furmenz or furmentz, nominative singular furmenz or furmentz, nominative plural furment)

1. Alternative form of froment

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin frūmentum, from fruor (“to enjoy”).

Noun

furment m (plural furments)

1. wheat