fomen

Lombard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔmən/ (Western, Milanese)
• Hyphenation: fo‧men

Noun

fomen f pl

1. plural of fomna

Middle English

Etymology 1

From fom (“foam”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), replacing earlier femen.

Alternative forms

• famen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːmən/

Verb

fomen (third-person singular simple present fometh, present participle fomende, fomynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fomed)

1. To drool or slobber; to release saliva or spit (especially foamy).
2. To flow, stream out, emit, or release blood.
3. (rare) To foam; to bubble.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fomen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fomen, fome
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fome	fomed
2nd-person singular	fomest	fomedest
3rd-person singular	fometh	fomed
subjunctive singular	fome
imperative singular		—
plural1	fomen, fome	fomeden, fomede
imperative plural	fometh, fome	—
participles	fomynge, fomende	fomed, yfomed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: foam
• Scots: faem

References

• “fōmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.

Etymology 2

Noun

fomen

1. plural of foman