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Foss
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foss FOSS Foß
English
Etymology
Meaning "fox".https://archive.org/details/dictionary-of-american-family-names-by-elsdon-d.-smith-1956/page/70/mode/2up?q=Foss From en osx fohs, osx fuhs, from en gmw-pro *fuhs, from en gem-pro *fuhsaz.
Proper noun
en.
en town co/Washita County s/Oklahoma.
en unincorporated community co/Tillamook County s/Oregon c/USA.
en minor river co/North Yorkshire cc/England that joins the Ouse in city/York.
See also
en Foss Cross
References
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml vos vos, vōs, from pdt osx fohs fohs, fuhs, from pdt gmw-pro *fuhs.
Noun
m Fass
fox
sorrel horse
Derived terms
pdt fossich Fossiesa Fossjacht Fosskautje Schemmelfoss
pdt 1-syllable words
pdt Canids Horses