foreyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus. Forms in fer- are altered on the analogy of fer (far).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔˈrɛi̯n/, /fɔˈrɛːn/, /ˈfɔrin/, /furˈrɛi̯n/, /ˈfurin/

Adjective

foreyn

  1. Nonlocal; not from or in one's town or immediate area.
  2. Foreign; not from or in one's country or nation.
  3. Belonging to or associated with other people; not belonging to oneself.
  4. Surface, seeming, illusory, unimportant; not showing its true nature.
  5. (rare) External, outside; not inside one's body or mind.
  6. (rare) Opposed; rivaling or hindering a cause.

Descendants

  • English: foreign
  • Scots: furrin

References

Noun

foreyn (plural foreyns)

  1. A nonlocal; one without citizenship or membership in local institution.
  2. A foreigner or outlander; a person from another nation or land.
  3. (rare) An external chamberpot or restroom.

Descendants

References

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