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): /ˈfɔ̝ːmən/

Verb

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

  1. To foam at the mouth; to spew foamy saliva.
  2. (of blood) To spurt or spread out.
  3. (rare) To emit or cover in blood.
  4. (rare) To foam or 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
  • Middle Scots: fame
References

Etymology 2

Noun

fomen

  1. plural of foman
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