Dictionary

foison en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɔɪzən/

Etymology

From Middle English foisoun, from Old French foison, from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of fusion.

Meanings

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 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 7:
3. (Scotland) Strength, power.

Forms

Translations (6)

oc foison (abundance) · oc abondi (abundance) · ru хоро́ший урожа́й (abundance) · ru мо́щь (strength, power) · ru жизнеспосо́бность (strength, power) · ru изоби́лие (abundance)