fo

Middle English

/fɔː/, /fɔː/

noun

Definitions

A foe or opponent; one that opposes and provides enmity:
A harmful or ruinous state or action; that which causes terror.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ġefāh (enemy) affix from Middle English fo (foe, hostile).

Origin

Middle English

fo

Gloss

foe, hostile

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

archfoe English
befoe English
feud English
foe English
foehood English
foeless English
foelike English
foeman English
foeship English
*faihaz Proto-Germanic
fāhman Old English
ġefāh Old English
fa Middle English
foman Middle English
foo Middle English
man Middle English