fonnen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown; perhaps related to fonne (“idiot”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fonnen
- (Late Middle English) To be insane, stupid, or ridiculous.
- (Late Middle English) To trick or misguide.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fonnen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: fon
References[edit]
- “fǒnnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.