foumart

or foul·mart

[ foo-mert, -mahrt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

foumart

/ ˈfuːmɑːt; -mət /

Origin of foumart¹

First recorded in 1300–50, foumart is from the Middle English word fulmard, folmarde. See foul, marten

Origin of foumart¹

C15 folmarde : from Old English fūl foul + mearth a marten

The foumart is now extinct in England, though, I believe, to be met with in parts of Scotland.

In my county, as well as in many parts of England, the popular name is "foumart," which is said to be derived from "foul marten."

A foumart was caught in the back kitchen; you may perhaps know it better by the name of polecat.

A foumart (pole cat) micht as weel speak o' persecution when he's hunted aff the hillside.

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