fonnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fon, fonne

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps related to fonne (“idiot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔnən/, /ˈfunən/

Verb

fonnen

1. (Late Middle English) To be insane, stupid, or ridiculous.
2. (Late Middle English) To trick or misguide.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fonnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fonnen, fonne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fonne	fonned
2nd-person singular	fonnest	fonnedest
3rd-person singular	fonneth	fonned
subjunctive singular	fonne
imperative singular		—
plural1	fonnen, fonne	fonneden, fonnede
imperative plural	fonneth, fonne	—
participles	fonnynge, fonnende	fonned, yfonned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• fonned

Descendants

• English: fon

References

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