Middle English Dictionary Entry
fobben v.
Entry Info
| Forms | fobben v. |
| Etymology | From fob (2); cp. MnG (14c) foppen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cheat or trick (someone), deceive, delude.
Associated quotations
- a1425(?c1375) NHom.(3) Leg.(Hrl 4196)138/14 : Now in Perse þai war wonand And fobbed fele folk in þat lande.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)630 : The ȝonger systur then wold asay To fob hyr fader a noder nyght.