English
foud
Foud comes from Old Norse fōgeti.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350fōgeti
- Englishearliest quotation 1983foud
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350fōgeti
- Englishearliest quotation 1983foud
Earliest quotation: 1983, Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey: “From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly…”
Every English word from Old Norse fōgeti
Today it means
noun A bailiff or magistrate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse fōgeti / foud