"fotman" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfoːtman/ Forms: fotmen [plural], foteman [alternative], fote man [alternative], footeman [alternative], footman [alternative], foot man [alternative], foot-mon [alternative, West-Midlands], votmon [alternative, Southern]
Etymology: From fot (“foot”) + man (“man”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fot|man|id2=man|t1=foot|t2=man}} fot (“foot”) + man (“man”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fotman, {{enm-noun|pl=fotmen}} fotman (plural fotmen)
  1. A footman; a fighter who battles without a horse.
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-P8f7JK1z Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 23 30 25 23
  2. One who journeys or voyages on foot.
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-LovxKpL5 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 23 30 25 23
  3. A hireling or messenger who travels on foot.
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-SjPMVQ-7 Categories (other): People, Travel Disambiguation of People: 23 30 25 23 Disambiguation of Travel: 0 0 100 0
  4. (rare) A melee fighter; one who fights without ranged weapons. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-EqD9Kb4v Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Military, Occupations, People Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 23 17 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 27 4 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 26 4 67 Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Occupations: 9 27 9 55 Disambiguation of People: 23 30 25 23

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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