fonned

English

Verb

fonned

simple past tense and past participle of fon

Anagrams

nonfed

Middle English

Alternative forms

fonnid, fonnyd, fond

Etymology

From the past participle of fonnen; equivalent to fonnen +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔn(ə)d/, /ˈfun(ə)d/

Adjective

fonned

(Late ME) stupid, feeble-minded, confused.
(Late ME) mad, delirious; not of right mind.
(Late ME) ridiculous, ill-thought-out, wrong.
(Late ME, rare) rotten, old.

Descendants

English: fond
Scots: fond

References

“fǒnned, fonned (ppl. & adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.

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