foeman

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foeman

/ˈfəʊmən/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊmən

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From Middle English foman (“an enemy, devil, demon”), from Old English fāhman (“enemy”), equivalent to foe + man.

noun foemen

archaic An enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon. a snaggy Oke, which he had torne / Out of his mothers bowelles, and it made / His mortall mace, wherewith his foemen he dismayde.

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@misc{foeman_2026,
  title = {foeman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foeman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}