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foyson

foyson is the obsolete form of foison.

Meaning of foison

Noun

foison (plural foisons)

  1. (archaic) An abundance, a rich supply of.
    • The earth did never mean her foizon
      For those who crown life’s cup with poison
      Of fanatic rage and meaningless revenge—
      But for those radiant spirits, who are still
      The standard-bearers in the van of Change.1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts
  2. (archaic) Harvest.
    • Gon. […]Treaſon, fellony, / Sword, Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine / Would I not haue : but Nature ſhould bring forth / Of it owne kinde, all foyzon, all abundance / To feed my innocent people.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
  3. (Scotland) Strength, power.

Forms of foyson

pluralfoysons

Questions about foyson

What is foyson the obsolete form of?
Foyson is the obsolete form of foison.

Words near foyson in the dictionary

  1. Foyleside
  2. foyling
  3. Foynes
  4. Foyot sauce
  5. foys
  6. foyson
  7. foysons
  8. foyst
  9. foysts
  10. Foz
  11. Foza

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