foteball

Middle English

Alternative forms

fott ball, fote-bal, foteballe, football, foottballe, footbal, fute balle, foot-ball, fute-ball

Etymology

From fot +‎ bal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfoːtbal/

Noun

foteball

(Late Middle English) football (game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby)
(Late Middle English) The ball that such a game is played with.

Descendants

English: football
Scots: fitbaw

References

“fọ̄t-bal (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-17.

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