Fane, n. a weathercock, 8872; C. D. 79.
Fantafie, n. Fr. fancy, 9451.

Fantome, n. Fr. any false imagination, 5457; et dirent plufieurs qu'ils avoient eté en fantofme. Froissart, v.i. c. 63.

Farce, v. Fr. farder, to paint, R. 2285.

Fardel, n. Fr. a burthen, R. 5683.

Fare, v. Sax. to go, 1397, 12985; to fare wel, to fpeed, to be happy, 2437.

Fare, n. feems to have been derived from the French v. faire, whenever it can be interpreted by the word ado. See ver. 1811; this hote fare, ver. 3997; for which the wardein chidde and made fare, ver. 4989; what amounteth all this fare? ver. 13193; betwixt us two nedeth no ftrange fare, T. iv. 532; and leve this nice fare. In other inftances it follows the sense of the Saxon v. fare, as in the compound words welfare, thoroughfare, &c.

Faren, fare, part. pa. 7354, 7364, 13129.
Fares, for fareth, 4021.

Faring, part. pr. 11244, 13948.

Farme, n. Sax. food, a meal, C. D. 1750. See Spelman in v. Firma,

Farfe, v. Fr. farcir, to stuff, 233.

Fathe, n. F. iii. 1050. See Lathe,
Faute, n. Fr. want, 10757.
Fare, adj. Sax. glad, 5802, as fain.
Fay, n. Fr. faith, 3284.

Fayre, adj. Sax, fair, 204, 234.

adv. fairly, gracefully, 94, 275.

Febleffe, n. Fr. weakness, T. ii. 863.
Fecche, v. Sax. to fetch, 6942, 7136.

Fee, n. Sax, money, 6212; in R. 6044 it seems to fig nify inheritable poffeffions, in contradistinction to money or moveables.

Feffe,v. Fr.toinfeoff, to prefent, T. v. 1688; C. L. 932.
Feine, v. Fr. to feign, 738.

Fel, adj. Sax. cruel, deftructive, 7584, 13758.
Felar, n. Sax. fellow, companion, 6967.
Felaufbip, n. Sax. company, 476.

Felarufbipe, v. to accompany, Bo. iv. m. 1, pr. 3.
Felde, n. Sax. a field, 1524.

Felden, pa. t. pl. of felle, v. Sax. felled, made to fall,
R. 911.

Fele, adj. Sax. many, 8793; C. L. 191.

Fele,v. Sax. to feel,6088; to have fenfe, 11039; to perceive, 15623.

Fell, n. Sax. skin, T. i. 91.

Felonie, n. Fr. all forts of criminal violence, 1998.
Feloun, adj. Fr. cruel, R. 3250.

Feminie, pr. n. the country of Amazons, 868. See the

note.

Femininitee, n. Fr. womanhood, 4780.

Fend, n. Sax. an enemy, the devil, 5200, 7030.
Fendliche, adj. devilish, 5171,5203.

Fenne, n. 12824, the name of the fections of Avicenne's

great work entitled Canun. See Canon.

Feoffed, part. pa. Fr. infeoffed, 9572.

Fer, adv. Sax. far, 4013, 5078.

Ferre, comp. 48, 1852, 2062, further.

Ferreft, fuperl. 496, furtheft.

Ferd, fered, part. pa. of fere, terrified, 15392, 16392;

T. ii. 124.

Ferd, ferde, pa. t. of fare, 1374, 3457, 10775.
Ferden, pa. t. pl. 1649, 2119.

Fere, n. Sax. a companion, a wife, T. iv. 791; in fere, 4748, 4814, together, in company.

Fere, for fire, R. 2471; T. i. 229.
Fere, n. Sax. fear, 2346, 6604.

v. Sax, to terrify, T. iv. 1483. Volume XIV.

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Ferforth, ferforthly, adv. Sax. far forth, 962, 4992.
Ferly, adj. Sax. ftrange, 4171.

Fermacie, for pharmacie, n. Fr. a medicine, 2715.
Ferme, n. Fr. a farm, 253.

Fermerere, n. Lat. infirmarius, the officer in a religious houfe who had the care of the infirmary, 7441; Du Cange in v.

Ferne, adv. Sax. before, 10570. See the note.
Fers, adj. Fr. fierce, 1600.

Fers, n. Du. 654, feq. the piece at chefs next to the
king, which we and other European nations call the
queen, though very improperly, as Hyde has obfer-
ved. Pherz or Pherzân, which is the Perfian name
for the fame piece, fignifies the king's chief coun-
fellor or general. Hifi, Shabilud. p. 88, 9.
Ferthing, n. Sax. a farthing, any very fmall thing; no
ferthing-of grefe, 134, not the smallest spot of
grease.

Feft, n. Sax. fift, 12736.

Fefte, n. Fr. feaft, 10375.

Fefteying, part. pr. Fr. feasting, 10659.

Feftlich, adj. ufed to feasts, 10595.

Fetche, n. Sax. a vetch, T. iii. 938.

Fete, n. Fr. work, 8305.

Fetife, adj. well made, neat, 157.

Fetifely, adv. neatly, properly, 124, 3205.
Fette, fet, part. pa. of fecche, 821, 2529, 5087.

Fey, n. Fr. faith, L. W. 2508.

Feyre, n. Fr. a fair or market, 5803.

Fiaunce, n. Fr. trust, R. 5481.

Fidel, n. Sax. a fiddle, 298.

Fill, for fell, pa. t. of fall, 1105, 2668.

Finch, n. Sax. a small bird; to pull a finch, 654, was a proverbial expression, signifying to strip a man by fraud of his money, &c. See R. 5983;

If I may gripe a riche man

I fhall fo pulle him, if I can,
That he thall in a fewe stoundes

Lefe all his markes and his poundes.

Our maidens thall eke plucke him fo
That him thall neden fethers mo.-

See alfo R. 6820;

Withoute fcalding they hem pulle.

Find, v. Sax. to find, to fupply, 12471. See the n.
Fint, for findeth, 4069, 15686.

Fine, fin, n. Fr. end, 4844, 9980.

Fine, v. Fr. to ceafe, 6718; R. 1797.

Fine, adj. Fr. of fine force, T. v. 421, of very neceflity.
Fit, n. Sax. a divifion or fhort portion of a poem, 13816.
See Gloff. Percy in v.

Fittingeft, adj. fup. Sax. most fitting, A. F. 551.
Fixe, adj. Fr. fixed, 11594, 16247.

Flaie, for fley, pa. t. of flee, flew, C. N. 213.

Flaine, part. pa. of flaie, v. Sax. flaied or flead, P. 185.

1. 2.

Flambe, n. Fr. flame, T. v. 302.

Flatour, n. Fr. a flatterer, 15331; Conf. Am. 154, b. Flare, adj. yellow, from the Lat. flavus, C. L. 782; Gloff. Ur.

Flecked, adj. fpotted, 9722, 16033.

Fleckering, part. pr. 1964. See Flicker.

Flee, v. neut. Sax. to fly, 6102, 10436.

Fleen, n. pl. Sax. fleas, 16966.

Fleme, v. Sax. to banish, 17131; R. 6781.

Flemed, part. pa. 15526.

Flemer, n. banisher, 4880.

Flete, v. Sax. to float, to fwim, 2399.

Flete, for fleteth, 4883.

Fleting, part. pr. 1958.

Flicker,v. neut. Sax. to flutter, P. 244,1.8; T. iv.1221.

Flit, v. neut. Sax. to fly, P. 177, 1. 6; R. 5359; elle fuit, orig.

Flit, v. act. R. 1812, to remove.

Flitering, part. pr. floating, Bo. iii. m. 9; fluitantis, orig.
Flitted, part. pa. removed, shifted, T. v. 1543.
Flo, n. Sax. an arrow, 17213. Flone, pl. B. K. 469.
Flockmel, adv. Sax. in a flock, 7962.

Florein, pr. n. a species of gold coin, 12704.
Flotery, adj. Sax. floating. See the n. on ver. 2885.
Floite, v. Fr. to float, Bo. iii. pr. 11.

Flotte, v. Bo. iii. pr. 11, as flete.

Floureles, adj. without flower, C. D. 1860.

Flourette, n. Fr. a fmall flower, R. 891.

Floyting, 91, playing on the flute. See the note.
Foine, v. Fr. to make a pass in fencing, to push, 1656,

2552.

Foifon, n. Fr. abundance, 3165, 4924. :

Foled, part. pa. Sax. foaled, 7127.

Felebardinefs, n. Fr. rashness, Bo. i, pr. 3.

Fole-large, adj. M. 299, 1, 16; P. 237, penult, foolishly

liberal.

Folie, n. Fr. folly, 3148, 1800.

Folily, adv. foolishly, 9277, 15896.
Folwe, v. Sax. to follow, 530, 6165.
Foly, adj. foolish, R. 5006, 5085.
Fond, adj. Sax. foolish, R. 5366.
Fond, pa. t. of find, 3819, 10121.

Fonde, v. Sax. to try, 4767, 9284; T. iii. 1161.
Fong, v. Sax, to take, 4797.

Fonne, n, Sax. a fool, 4087.

Fonne, v. to be foolish, C. L. 458.

Font-flone, n. Sax, a font for baptizing, 5143.

For, prep. Sax. pro, Lat. pour. Fr.; it is frequently prefixed to verbs in the infinitive mode in the French manner; for to tellen, 73; for to don, 78, pour dire, pour faire; for to han ben, 754, pour avoir été—It