fomen

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Lombard

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔmən/ (Western, Milanese)
  • Hyphenation: fo‧men

Noun

fomen f pl

  1. plural of fomna

Middle English

Etymology 1

From fom (foam) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), replacing earlier femen.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

fomen (third-person singular simple present fometh, present participle fomende, fomynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fomed)

  1. To drool or slobber; to release saliva or spit (especially foamy).
  2. To flow, stream out, emit, or release blood.
  3. (rare) To foam; to bubble.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • English: foam
  • Scots: faem
References

Etymology 2

Noun

fomen

  1. plural of foman