"forneys" meaning in Middle English

See forneys in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /furˈnæi̯s/, /ˈfurnis/
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  1. A stove or oven; a device for cooking upon or in.
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  2. A pot for boiling food in, especially of great size.
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  3. A furnace (especially when used for glassworking or metalworking).
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  4. Fires used to inflict punishment or retribution upon someone.
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  5. (figurative) Anything of great heat. Tags: figuratively
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  6. (rare) A device for boiling non-fermented liquor. Tags: rare
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A pot for boiling food in, especially of great size."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A furnace (especially when used for glassworking or metalworking)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Fires used to inflict punishment or retribution upon someone."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Anything of great heat."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Anything of great heat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A device for boiling non-fermented liquor."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A device for boiling non-fermented liquor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/furˈnæi̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfurnis/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forneys"
}

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