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fenman

noun

Etymology

From fen + -man.

  1. derived from *pen-✻ — “bog, mire”
  2. inherited from *fanją✻
  3. inherited from *fani✻
  4. inherited from fenn — “fen; marsh; mud; dirt”
  5. inherited from fen
  6. suffixed as fenman — “fen + man”

Definitions

  1. A (male) inhabitant of the fens.

    • But Lilburne's presence has been equally problematic for those historians who have examined the activities and attitudes of the fenmen whom Lilburne, and his Leveller colleague, John Wildman, temporarily led.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA