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

• fome

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
  • Scots: faem

References

• “fōmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 May 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

fomen

1. plural of foman