forcené

== English == === Etymology === From French forcené (“rabid”), past participle of forcener (“to go mad, become enraged”), from Middle French, from Old French forsener (“to be mad with rage”) (compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”)), from for- + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mind, judgement”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). More at for-, sense. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/, /ˌfoɹ.səˈneɪ/ (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /fɔɹ-/ === Adjective === forcené (not comparable) (chiefly heraldry, in reference to a horse) Rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.) Synonyms: cabré, frighted, rampant === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “forcené”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “forcené”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === enforce == French == === Etymology === From forcener (“to go mad, become enraged”), from Middle French, from Old French forsener (“to be mad with rage”) (compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”)), from for- + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mind, judgement”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). Related to asséner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁ.sə.ne/ === Adjective === forcené (feminine forcenée, masculine plural forcenés, feminine plural forcenées) crazed, frenzied, deranged === Noun === forcené m (plural forcenés) maniac travailler comme un forcené ― to work like a maniac === Participle === forcené (feminine forcenée, masculine plural forcenés, feminine plural forcenées) past participle of forcener === Further reading === “forcené”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === confère, conféré, froncée == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French forsener (“to go mad”). === Adjective === forcené m (feminine singular forcenee, masculine plural forcenez, feminine plural forcenees) insane; mad ==== Descendants ==== French: forcené