Czech

Noun

fous m

1. whisker

Usage notes

The spelling fous is a colloquial misspelling of the correct vous. It is only used in the expression "o fous" meaning "by a whisker", as used for instance in "It missed falling on your foot by a whisker."

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu/

Etymology 1

Adjective

fous

1. masculine plural of fou

Etymology 2

Noun

fous ?

1. plural of fou

Etymology 3

Verb

fous

1. first-person singular present indicative of foutre
2. second-person singular present indicative of foutre
3. second-person singular imperative of foutre

Etymology 4

Pronoun

fous

1. Eye dialect spelling of vous.

Luxembourgish

Verb

fous

1. second-person singular present indicative of fouen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fus

Adjective

fous

1. ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt

   Þei were also fous to fiᵹt. — Otuel

2. ardent, zealous, passionate, expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die; dying

   Heo ne mihte wel reste in hous, heo was so walkynge and so fous; To pley and rage þhouᵹte hire swete. — Northern Homily Cycle: Narrationes, 1390

Related terms

• fusen — to urge on or exhort

Descendants

• fouse