fow
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fow (third-person singular simple present fows, present participle fowing, simple past and past participle fowed)
- (Early Modern, obsolete) To clean, cleanse (out), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.
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Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Adverb edit
fow
- all, all of
See also edit
References edit
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish fogbai, from Old Irish fo·gaib.
Verb edit
fow (past hooar, future independent yiow, verbal noun feddyn or geddyn, past participle feddynit or geddynit)
Derived terms edit
- baase y gheddyn (“to die”)
- fow magh (“to discover”)
- fow marish (“to have sex with”)
- rey y gheddyn rish (“to get rid of”)
Middle English edit
Noun edit
fow
- Alternative form of fou
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
fow
Verb edit
fow
- to fold
Adjective edit
fow