"fous" meaning in Middle English

See fous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fuːs/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English fūs (“ready, eager”), from Proto-West Germanic *funs, form Proto-Germanic *funsaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fūs||ready, eager|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fūs (“ready, eager”), {{inh+|enm|ang|fūs||ready, eager}} Inherited from Old English fūs (“ready, eager”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*funs}} Proto-West Germanic *funs, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*funsaz}} Proto-Germanic *funsaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fous, {{enm-adj}} fous, {{tlb|enm|poetic}} (poetic)
  1. ready, eager, willing, prompt Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-fous-enm-adj--dUJJQuI
  2. ardent, motivated, brave Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-fous-enm-adj-HXKUJC7N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fus, fuus, vous, wous Related terms: fusen, outfous

Alternative forms

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