French

Noun

furet m ‎(plural furets)

1. ferret

Latin

Verb

furet

1. third-person singular future active indicative of furō

Old French

Alternative forms

• firet
• furret

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fūrittus ‎(“little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr ‎(“thief”). See also fuiron ‎(“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō ‎(“cat; robber”) (compare Spanish hurón), diminutive of Latin fūr ‎(“thief”).

Noun

furet m ‎(oblique plural furez or furetz, nominative singular furez or furetz, nominative plural furet)

1. ferret

Synonyms

• fuiron

Descendants

• English: ferret (borrowed)
• French: furet

References

• firet on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub