weved

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English wēofod (altar). From wēoh (idol, image) +‎ bed (bed), from Proto-Germanic *wīhą (sacred place or thing) and *badją (plot, bed).

Alternatively, the second component could be Old English bēod (offering stage, dish), from Proto-Germanic *beudaz (offering stage).

Noun

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weved (plural weveds or wevedes)

  1. altar
    Þe king wende to Rome, to þan heȝe dome... he Peteres weofed þere wunliche isohte, brohte þer to lake his maðmes leofe
    The king went to Rome, to the high church... he besought Peter's altar there with joy, and brought there as a gift his dear treasure
    He makede bi þon weofede a swiðe wunsum fur; Niȝen siðen he bi-eode þat weofed for his neode
    He made on the altar a swith winsome fire, nine since he cultivated that altar for his need
    Oure lordes fflesch al-so Shal beo ysacred vp þe weued
    Our Lord's flesh also shall be hallowed upon the altar