fous
Czech edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.
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Noun edit
fous m inan
- whisker (a hair of the beard)
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Further reading edit
- fous in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- fous in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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French edit
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Etymology 1 edit
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fous
Etymology 2 edit
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fous m
Etymology 3 edit
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fous
- inflection of foutre:
Etymology 4 edit
Pronoun edit
fous m or f
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of vous
Further reading edit
- “fous”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Luxembourgish edit
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fous
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English fūs (“ready, eager”), from Proto-West Germanic *funs, form Proto-Germanic *funsaz.
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fous (poetic)
- ready, eager, willing, prompt
- Þei were also fous to fiȝt. — Otuel
- ardent, motivated, brave
- Heo ne mihte wel reste in hous, heo was so walkynge and so fous; To pley and rage þhouȝte hire swete. — Northern Homily Cycle: Narrationes, 1390