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foison

  • /ˈfɔɪzən/

Rhymes with -ɔɪzən

Where it comes from

From Middle English foisoun, from Old French foison, from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of fusion.

noun foisons

  1. archaic An abundance, a rich supply of. The earth did never mean her foizon For those who crown life’s cup with poison Of fanatic rage and meaningless revenge— But for those radiant spirits, who are still The standard-bearers in the van of Change.
  2. archaic Harvest. Gon. […]Treaſon, fellony, / Sword, Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine / Would I not haue : but Nature ſhould bring forth / Of it owne kinde, all foyzon, all abundance / To feed my innocent people.
  3. Scotland Strength, power.

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noun abundance

Русскийизоби́лие izobílije, хоро́ший урожа́й xoróšij urožáj

noun strength, power

Русскиймо́щь móščʹ, жизнеспосо́бность žiznesposóbnostʹ

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@misc{foison_2026,
  title = {foison},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foison},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}