font watern.

Brit.

/ˈfɒnt ˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈfɑnt ˌwɔdər/,

/ˈfɑnt ˌwɑdər/

Forms: see font n.¹ and water n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: font n.¹, water n.

Etymology: < font n.¹ + water n.

Now rare.

Water used in baptism; water in or from a font (font n.¹ 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > consumables > water > [noun] > used for baptism

watereOE

font watereOE

bathOE

cold watera1387

eOE Prose Charm: Against Elf-Sickness (Royal 12 D.xvii) in G. Storms Anglo-Saxon Magic (1948) 226 Wyrc þonne drenc: fontwæter, rudan, salvian [etc.]

OE Ælfric 2nd Let. to Wulfstan (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 148 Mid þam haligan ele ge scylan þa hæþenan cild mearcian on þam breoste.., ærþanþe ge hit fullian on þam fantwætere [c1175 Bodl. 343 fontwatere].

1579 B. Garter Newyeares Gifte sig. H.ij The Agnus Dei..hath as gret vertue as the bloud of Christ it selfe, it is composed of Balme, Uirgin waxe, and Font water, it suppresseth thunder, lightning and tempest, and helpeth women in their trauaile.

1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v One of them hath wash't of thy Font-water as vnclean.

1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John (vi. 49) 36 A man may go to hell with Font-water on his face.

1841 Satirist 28 Feb. 69/2 Font water from the Jordan? good.

1970 Iowa Rev. 1 47 Now with font water and evangelical wrath he set out to cleanse this pestiferous bog.

2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Aug. 31 What is the font-enclosure for? People say that, like all font-covers, it is to stop the font water being stolen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	font water
释义	font watern. Brit. /ˈfɒnt ˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈfɑnt ˌwɔdər/, /ˈfɑnt ˌwɑdər/ Forms: see font n.¹ and water n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: font n.¹, water n. Etymology: < font n.¹ + water n. Now rare. Water used in baptism; water in or from a font (font n.¹ 1). ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > water > [noun] > used for baptism watereOE font watereOE bathOE cold watera1387 eOE Prose Charm: Against Elf-Sickness (Royal 12 D.xvii) in G. Storms Anglo-Saxon Magic (1948) 226 Wyrc þonne drenc: fontwæter, rudan, salvian [etc.] OE Ælfric 2nd Let. to Wulfstan (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 148 Mid þam haligan ele ge scylan þa hæþenan cild mearcian on þam breoste.., ærþanþe ge hit fullian on þam fantwætere [c1175 Bodl. 343 fontwatere]. 1579 B. Garter Newyeares Gifte sig. H.ij The Agnus Dei..hath as gret vertue as the bloud of Christ it selfe, it is composed of Balme, Uirgin waxe, and Font water, it suppresseth thunder, lightning and tempest, and helpeth women in their trauaile. 1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v One of them hath wash't of thy Font-water as vnclean. 1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John (vi. 49) 36 A man may go to hell with Font-water on his face. 1841 Satirist 28 Feb. 69/2 Font water from the Jordan? good. 1970 Iowa Rev. 1 47 Now with font water and evangelical wrath he set out to cleanse this pestiferous bog. 2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Aug. 31 What is the font-enclosure for? People say that, like all font-covers, it is to stop the font water being stolen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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