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Foud vs Fud - What's the difference?

foud | fud |

As nouns the difference between foud and fud

is that foud is (british|shetland and orkney) a bailiff or magistrate while fud is (fud).

foud

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, Shetland and Orkney) A bailiff or magistrate.
  • * 1983 , Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey and Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series: Living the Fishing , Routledge & Kegan Paul,
    • From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud'', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The ' foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population.

    fud

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fud, Fud (rare in comparison to "FUD" )

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (derogatory) , a marketing strategy involving the spread of worrisome information about a competing product.