"foss" meaning in English

See foss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɑs/ [General-American], /fɔs/ [General-American], /fɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foss.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fosses [plural]
Etymology: See fosse. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fosse}} fosse Head templates: {{en-noun}} foss (plural fosses)
  1. Alternative spelling of fosse Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fosse
    Sense id: en-foss-en-noun-rGJa4h7h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fɔs/ [General-American] Forms: fosses [plural]
Etymology: From Icelandic or Norwegian foss, both from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”). Doublet of force ("waterfall"). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|is|-}} Icelandic, {{bor|en|no|foss}} Norwegian foss, {{der|en|non|fors|t=waterfall}} Old Norse fors (“waterfall”), {{doublet|en|force}} Doublet of force, {{gloss|"waterfall"}} ("waterfall") Head templates: {{en-noun}} foss (plural fosses)
  1. (Northern England) A waterfall. Tags: Northern-England
    Sense id: en-foss-en-noun-f-vTIyx0 Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 3 16 2 2 7 13 10 14 3 15 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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