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Webster 1913 Edition

Fon

Fon

(fŏn)
,
Noun.
[Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
fāni
silly,
fāna
to act silly, Sw.
fåne
fool. Cf.
Fond
,
Adj.
]
A fool; an idiot.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fon

FON

,
Noun.
A fool; an idiot. Obs.

Definition 2024

fōn

fōn

See also: fon, Fon, fón, fòn, főn, -fón, and Appendix:Variations of "fon"

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Noun

fōn n ‎(plural fonn, diminutive fānła)

  1. the flag (of a nation, organisation, etc); a banner
  2. the noticeable smell of alcohol on one's breath

Etymology

From Middle High German vano, van, from Old High German fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô ‎(“cloth, flag”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- ‎(“something woven”).

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