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Etymology

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From Latin fēmina. See French femme.

Noun

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fonne

  1. (Morvan) woman

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  • Eugène de Chambure, Glossaire du Morvan (1878)

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔn(ə)/, /ˈfun(ə)/

Noun

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fonne (plural fonnes)

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

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fonne

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

Etymology 2

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Verb

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fonne

  1. Alternative form of fonnen

Old English

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Verb

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fōnne

  1. inflected infinitive of fōn