fonne

Bourguignon

Etymology

See French femme.

Noun

fonne

1. (Morvan) woman

References

• Eugène de Chambure, Glossaire du Morvan (1878)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Unknown, perhaps of North Germanic origin; see modern fun. Potentially related to fonnen (“to be insane”).

Alternative forms

• fon, ffonne, fone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔn(ə)/, /ˈfun(ə)/

Noun

fonne (plural fonnes)

1. A fool, idiot or moron.
   • Chaucer, The Cantebury Tales, The Reeve's Prologue and Tale

     men will us fonnes call

     men will call us fools

2. Someone who is easily tricked or misled.

Descendants

• English: fon (obsolete)

References

• “fǒnned, fonned, ppl. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• fonne in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Adjective

fonne

1. silly, ridiculous, stupid, simple

Descendants

• English: fun
• Scots: fun

References

• “fǒnne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

fonne

1. Alternative form of fonnen