jan 1, 1445 - fond
Description:
Formerly it was often used to mean ‘silly’ or , more strongly, ‘idiotic’. Note the by-name: 1445 <i>lego cuidam vocato fonde Robyn si vivat per iiij annos post decessum meum quolibet anno ijs</i>, Beverley (SS30/104). The OED has ‘fond Allye’s child’ in Durham in 1640.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1445
Now
~ 580 years ago