What does franion mean?
Franion means (obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman..
1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 12-14, […] as I am frollicke franion, never in all my life was I so dead slaine.
First by her side did sitt the bold Sansloy, Fitt mate for such a mincing mineon, Who in her loosenesse tooke exceeding ioy; Might not be found a francker franion, Of her leawd parts to make companion:
Fine merry franions, Wanton companions, My days are ev’n banyans With thinking upon ye;
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Franion means (obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman..
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1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 12-14, […] as I am frollicke franion, never in all my life was I so dead slaine.
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