foison
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English foisoun, from Old French foison, from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of fusion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foison (plural foisons)
- (archaic) An abundance, a rich supply of.
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- The earth did never mean her foizon
For those who crown life’s cup with poison
Of fanatic rage and meaningless revenge—
But for those radiant spirits, who are still
The standard-bearers in the van of Change.
- (archaic) Harvest.
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 7:
- Gon. […] Treaſon, fellony, / Sword, Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine / Would I not haue : but Nature ſhould bring forth / Of it owne kinde, all foyzon, all abundance / To feed my innocent people.
- (chiefly Scotland) Strength, power.
Translations edit
abundance
strength, power
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French foison, from Old French foison, inherited from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of fusion, a borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foison f (uncountable)
- (dated) abundance, great deal, load
- J’ai foison de copines ― I've got plenty of girlfriends.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “foison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French foison.
Noun edit
foison f (plural foisons)
Descendants edit
- French: foison
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin fūsiōnem.
Noun edit
foison oblique singular, f (oblique plural foisons, nominative singular foison, nominative plural foisons)