fomen

Lombard

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔmən/ (Western, Milanese)
  • Hyphenation: fo‧men

Noun

fomen f pl

  1. plural of fomna

Middle English

Etymology 1

From fom (“foam”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), replacing earlier femen.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔːmən/

Verb

fomen (third-person singular simple present fometh, present participle fomende, fomynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fomed)

  1. To drool or slobber; to release saliva or spit (especially foamy).
  2. To flow, stream out, emit, or release blood.
  3. (rare) To foam; to bubble.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fomen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) fomen, fome
present tense past tense
1st-person singular fome fomed
2nd-person singular fomest fomedest
3rd-person singular fometh fomed
subjunctive singular fome
imperative singular —
plural1 fomen, fome fomeden, fomede
imperative plural fometh, fome —
participles fomynge, fomende fomed, yfomed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: foam
  • Scots: faem
References

Etymology 2

Noun

fomen

  1. plural of foman
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