fouse

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See also: Fouse

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English fous, fus (ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt; ardent, zealous, passionate, expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English fūs (ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt; expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die; dying), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *funsaz (ready, eager).

Adjective

fouse (comparative fouser or more fouse, superlative fousest or most fouse)

  1. (obsolete) ready, eager, prompt, quick, striving forward, inclined to, willing
  2. (obsolete) ardent, zealous, passionate, expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die; dying

References

  • Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.

Anagrams


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfou̯sɛ]
  • Hyphenation: fou‧se

Noun

fouse

  1. vocative singular of fous