| 释义 |
† forfang, -feng Obs.
[OE. for(e)fang, -fęng, f. fore- prefix + fang, feng ns.]
1. O.E. Law. A rescuing of stolen property; the reward for this.
a1000Laws Ine liii, Be forstolenes monnes forefenge. a1000Laws æthelst. vi, Forfang..æt men fiftene peningas.
2. By post-Conquest lawyers explained (perh. by conjecture based on the etymology) to mean: The fine for taking provisions from a market before the royal purveyors were served.
c1250Gloss. Law Terms in Rel. Ant. I. 33 Forfeng, quite de avant prise (avent le rei). |