"fou" meaning in Middle English

See fou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɔu̯/, /fɔu̯x/
Rhymes: -ɔu̯ Etymology: Inherited from Old English fāh, from Proto-West Germanic *faih, from Proto-Germanic *faihaz. Forms without final /x/ are a result of levelling from Old English inflected forms (e.g., masculine weak nominative singular fāga). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fāh|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fāh, {{inh+|enm|ang|fāh}} Inherited from Old English fāh, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faih}} Proto-West Germanic *faih, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*faihaz}} Proto-Germanic *faihaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fou, {{enm-adj}} fou
  1. multicoloured / multicolored, stippled Categories (topical): Hides
    Sense id: en-fou-enm-adj-CAuLAKH2 Disambiguation of Hides: 63 37 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fawe, fay, fogh, fow, fowe, vouh, fah, fau, foaȝe, foȝ, foh, vaȝe [Early-Middle-English]

Noun

IPA: /fɔu̯/, /fɔu̯x/ Forms: fous [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔu̯ Etymology: Inherited from Old English fāh, from Proto-West Germanic *faih, from Proto-Germanic *faihaz. Forms without final /x/ are a result of levelling from Old English inflected forms (e.g., masculine weak nominative singular fāga). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fāh|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fāh, {{inh+|enm|ang|fāh}} Inherited from Old English fāh, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faih}} Proto-West Germanic *faih, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*faihaz}} Proto-Germanic *faihaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fou, {{enm-noun}} fou (plural fous)
  1. A kind of multicoloured fur.
    Sense id: en-fou-enm-noun-aggm2GmF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fawe, fay, fogh, fow, fowe, vouh, fah, fau, foaȝe, foȝ, foh, vaȝe [Early-Middle-English]

Alternative forms

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