fonne

Bourguignon

Etymology

See French femme.

Noun

fonne

(Morvan) woman

References

Eugène de Chambure, Glossaire du Morvan (1878)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Unknown; potentially related to fonnen.

Alternative forms

fon, ffonne, fone

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔn(ə)/, /ˈfun(ə)/

Noun

fonne (plural fonnes)

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
Someone who is easily tricked or misled.

References

“fǒnned, fonned (ppl. & adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.
fonne in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Adjective

fonne

silly, ridiculous, stupid, simple

Descendants

English: fun
Scots: fun

References

“fǒnne (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

fonne

Alternative form of fonnen

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