fod

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See also: FOD, fód, fòd, and föd

English

Etymology

From a shortening of forehead, folk etymology an acronym for "forehead of doom".

Pronunciation

Noun

fod (plural fods)

  1. (Slang, dialectal, Northern England) forehead, particularly a large one

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (foot).

Pronunciation

Noun

fod c (singular definite foden, plural indefinite fødder)

  1. (anatomy) foot

Inflection

Derived terms

Noun

fod c (singular definite foden, plural indefinite fod)

  1. foot (unit of measure)

Inflection


Middle English

Noun

fod

  1. Alternative form of fot

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

fod (nominative plural fods)

  1. scythe

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

fod

  1. Soft mutation of bod.