foomen

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North Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian famne (girl), from Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā, often incorrectly assumed to be borrowed from Latin fēmina (false friend). Cognates include West Frisian faam, Old Saxon fêmia (young woman) and Old English fǣmne (young woman).

Noun[edit]

foomen f (plural foomnen)

  1. (Mooring, Föhr-Amrum) girl, daughter