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foeman

noun
/ˈfəʊmən/UK

Etymology

From Middle English foman (“an enemy, devil, demon”), from Old English fāhman (“enemy”), equivalent to foe + man.

  1. inherited from fāhman
  2. inherited from foman

Definitions

  1. An enemy

    An enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon.

    • a snaggy Oke, which he had torne / Out of his mothers bowelles, and it made / His mortall mace, wherewith his foemen he dismayde.
    • King Hygelac of the Geats had been struck down by one might swipe of the foemen, the Frisians.

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