fossoyage, n.m., ditching; grave-digging.
fossoyer, v.n., to ditch, to dig a trench round.
fossoyeur, n.m., ditcher, grave-digger; sexton.
fou or fol, folle, adj., mad, foolish, wild, insane, senseless, frolicsome; playful; excessively fond; distracting (of pain); excessive. Un fol espoir; a foolish hope. Devenir —; to go mad. Être — de; to be mad for; to be passionately fond of. Que vous êtes —! how foolish you are! — à lier; raving, mad.
fou, n.m., folle, n.f., madman, madwoman; madcap; mad-brain; jester, fool; bishop (at chess); (orni.) booby. Maison de —s; lunatic asylum. Faire le —; to play the fool. Plus on est de —s, plus on rit; the more the merrier. Qui ne sait pas être — n’est pas sage; it takes a wise man to make a fool.
fouace, n.f., buttered roll; hearth-cake.
fouage, n.m., hearth-money, hearth-penny.
*fouaille, n.f., (hunt.) quarry.
*fouailler, v.a., to lash, to whip.
foudre, n.f., thunder, thunder-bolt, lightning. Coup de —; clap of thunder. La — est tombée sur; a thunderbolt fell on. Lancer la —; to hurl the thunderbolt. Être tué par la —; to be killed by lightning.