ffo

See also: FFO

Middle English

Noun

ffo

  1. alternative form of fo

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh fo, from Proto-Brythonic *foɣ (compare Cornish fo), from Latin fuga.

Noun

ffo m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. flight, escape
    Synonyms: ffoad, fföedigaeth
Derived terms
  • ar ffo (“in flight”)
  • ffoi (“to flee”)

Adjective

ffo (feminine singular ffo, plural ffo, not comparable, not mutable)

  1. fugitive, fleeing
    Synonym: ffoadurus

Verb

ffo (not mutable)

  1. (literary) second-person singular imperative and third-person singular present subjunctive of ffoi
Alternative forms
  • ffoa (literary, colloquial)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English foe.

Noun

ffo pl (not mutable)

  1. (plural only) foe, enemy
    Synonym: gelynion

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ffo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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