outfous

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English ūtfūs; equivalent to out- +‎ fous (“eager”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

outfous

  1. (rare, poetic) eager to leave; ready to depart

References[edit]

  1. ^ Patrick Stiles (2019 August 20) “Beowulf 33a and Hapax Legomena”, in Neophilologus, volume 104, →DOI, pages 255–261.
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