"foud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fouds [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse fōgeti, cognate with German Vogt, from Latin vocatus, from vocare (“to call”). Doublet of Vogt. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|fōgeti|}} Old Norse fōgeti, {{cog|de|Vogt|}} German Vogt, {{der|en|la|vocatus|}} Latin vocatus, {{m|la|vocare||to call}} vocare (“to call”), {{doublet|en|Vogt}} Doublet of Vogt Head templates: {{en-noun}} foud (plural fouds)
  1. (British, Shetland and Orkney) A bailiff or magistrate. Tags: British, Orkney, Shetland Derived forms: underfoud
    Sense id: en-foud-en-noun-3gV1tSJ- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Orkney English, Shetland English

Inflected forms

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