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English
Etymology Old French foine, from Latin fuscina âtridentâ.
Pronunciation IPA: /fÉɪn/
Verb foin
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archaic to thrust with a sword; to stab at
#:*Late C14: And after þat, wiþ sharpe speres stronge / Ãey foynen ech at ooþer wonder longe. â Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale #:*1976: These Fastulfrs and
Falsts could drink as well as they could foin or fight, and this has also been the case with me. â Robert Nye, Falstaff
French
Etymology From an earlier *fein from Latin fenum
Noun foin
- hay
Category:French nouns
zh-min-nan:foin de:foin fr:foin io:foin pt:foin
ru:foin fi:foin te:foin vi:foin zh:foin
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