FONE

Etymology 1

Noun

fone

(obsolete) plural of foe

Etymology 2

Noun

fone (plural fones)

(nonstandard, informal) phone

Anagrams

• of'en

Source: Wiktionary


Fone, n.;

Definition: pl. of Foe. [Obs.] Spenser.

FOE

Foe, n. Etym: [OE. fo, fa, AS. fh hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. sq. root81.]

Definition: See Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.

1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. A man's foes shall be they of his own household. Matt. x. 36

2. An enemy in war; a hostile army.

3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill- wisher; as, a foe to religion. A foe to received doctrines. I. Watts

Foe, v. t.

Definition: To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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