forcené

Etymology

From French forcené (“rabid”), past participle of forcener (“to go mad, become enraged”), from Middle French, from Old French forsener (“to be mad with rage”) (compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”)), from for- + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), Frankish *sinn, *sinno (“sense, mind, judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz (“sense, mind, wisdom, meaning”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). More at for-, sense.

Adjective

forcené

1. (in reference to a horse) Rearing on the hind legs.

Anagrams

• enforce

Etymology

From forcener (“to go mad, become enraged”), from Middle French, from Old French forsener (“to be mad with rage”) (compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”)), from for- + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn, *sinno (“sense, mind, judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz (“sense, mind, wisdom, meaning”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). Related to asséner. More at sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.sə.ne/

Verb

forcené m (feminine singular forcenée, masculine plural forcenés, feminine plural forcenées)

1. past participle of forcener

Adjective

forcené (feminine singular forcenée, masculine plural forcenés, feminine plural forcenées)

1. crazed, frenzied, deranged

Noun

forcené m (plural forcenés)

1. maniac

Further reading

• “forcené” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• confère, conféré, froncée

Adjective

forcené m (feminine singular forcenee, masculine plural forcenez, feminine plural forcenees)

1. insane; mad