foteball

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fott ball, fote-bal, foteballe, football, foottballe, footbal, fute balle, foot-ball, fute-ball

Etymology

From fot +‎ bal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːtbal/

Noun

foteball

1. (Late Middle English) football (game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby)
2. (Late Middle English) The ball that such a game is played with.

Descendants

• English: football
• Scots: fitbaw

References

• “fọ̄t-bal (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-17.