Bourguignon edit

Etymology edit

From Latin fēmina. See French femme.

Noun edit

fonne

  1. (Morvan) woman

References edit

  • Eugène de Chambure, Glossaire du Morvan (1878)

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Unknown, perhaps of North Germanic origin; see modern fun.[1] Potentially related to fonnen (to be insane).

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔn(ə)/, /ˈfun(ə)/

Noun edit

fonne (plural fonnes)

  1. A fool, idiot or moron.
  2. Someone who is easily tricked or misled.
Descendants edit
  • English: fon (obsolete)
References edit

Adjective edit

fonne

  1. silly, ridiculous, stupid, simple
Descendants edit
References edit
  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “fond”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

fonne

  1. Alternative form of fonnen