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English
Etymology
Old Norse fága.
Pronunciation
Verb
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.
Anagrams
Fula
Etymology
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Adverb
fow
- all, all of
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References
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish fogbai, from Old Irish fo·gaib.
Verb
fow (past hooar, future independent yiow, verbal noun feddyn or geddyn, past participle feddynit or geddynit)
- find
- get
Derived terms
Middle English
Noun
fow
- Alternative form of fou
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Dutch vouw.
Noun
fow
- fold
Verb
fow
- to fold
Adjective
fow
- bent, crooked