"fo" meaning in Middle English

See fo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɔː/
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Old English fā, a form of fāh, from Proto-West Germanic *faih, from Proto-Germanic *faihaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|adjective}}, {{inh|enm|ang|fā}} Old English fā, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faih|id=hostile}} Proto-West Germanic *faih, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*faihaz|id=hostile}} Proto-Germanic *faihaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fo, {{enm-adj}} fo
  1. (rare) combative, opposed, inimical Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fo-enm-adj-Yd7rlmVs
  2. (rare) dangerous, foreboding Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fo-enm-adj-ypf~lrZD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foo, fa [Early-Middle-English] Derived forms: foman
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /fɔː/
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Old English fā, a form of fāh, from Proto-West Germanic *faih, from Proto-Germanic *faihaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|adjective}}, {{inh|enm|ang|fā}} Old English fā, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faih|id=hostile}} Proto-West Germanic *faih, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*faihaz|id=hostile}} Proto-Germanic *faihaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} fo, {{enm-adv}} fo
  1. (rare) In a way showing unfriendliness or opposition. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fo-enm-adv-KMVM88ss
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foo, fa [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /fɔː/, /iˈfɔː/ Forms: fon [plural], fos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From the oblique stem of Old English ġefāh; equivalent to y- + fo (adjective), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *faih. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|noun}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ġefāh}} Old English ġefāh, {{af|enm|y-|fo|id2=adjective|pos2=adjective}} y- + fo (adjective), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faih|id=hostile}} Proto-West Germanic *faih Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fo, {{enm-noun|fon|pl2=fos}} fo (plural fon or fos)
  1. A foe, enemy or opponent:
    An enemy of the true religion.
    Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-fo-enm-noun-~K4wPeZy Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 3 57 0 41 0
  2. A foe, enemy or opponent:
    An enemy combatant or armed force.
    Categories (topical): War
    Sense id: en-fo-enm-noun-bOeHKsq0 Disambiguation of War: 6 8 5 5 58 10 9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with y- Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 5 2 76 5 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with y-: 7 65 16 11
  3. A foe, enemy or opponent:
    (Christianity) Satan; the enemy of mankind.
    Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-fo-enm-noun-mD5qPscx Topics: Christianity
  4. A harmful or ruinous force; that which causes terror.
    Sense id: en-fo-enm-noun-XhNghg-l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: ffo, ffoo, foa, foe, ifoa, vo, yfoh, yvo, y-vo, ifa, iva, ȝefo [Early-Middle-English], fa, faa [Northern], foo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "rhymes": "-ɔː"
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    {
      "word": "ffo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ffoo"
    },
    {
      "word": "foa"
    },
    {
      "word": "foe"
    },
    {
      "word": "foo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ifoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "vo"
    },
    {
      "word": "yfoh"
    },
    {
      "word": "yvo"
    },
    {
      "word": "y-vo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ifa"
    },
    {
      "word": "iva"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "ȝefo"
    },
    {
      "word": "fa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "faa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fo"
}

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      "word": "foo"
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        "(rare) In a way showing unfriendliness or opposition."
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}

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