A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 80

+Feffen+, _v._ to put into possession, MD, PP; +feffede+, _pt. s._, S2.--OF. _feffer_; cp. Low Lat. _feoffare_. See +Fees+.

+Feht+; see +Fighten+.

+Fei+, _sb._ faith, S2; +fey+, C2, C3; see +Fei+.

+Feier+, _adj._ fair, S; see +Fayre+.

+Feierlec+, _sb._ beauty, S.

+Feild+, _sb._ field, MD. _Comb._: +feild-going+, a walking out of doors, S3. See +Feld+.

+Feir+, _sb._ companion, S3; see +Fere+.

+Feir+, _adj._ fair, S, PP; see +Fayre+.

+Feire+, _adv._ kindly, PP, S, S2.

+Feiren+, _v._ to make fair, S.

+Fei+, _sb._ faith, S, PP; +feyth+, PP; +feth+, S3; +fei?+, S2; +fei+, S2; +fey+, C2, C3; +fai+, S2; +fay+, G, PP. _Phr._: +ye-feth+, in faith, S3.--OF. _fei_, _feit_, _feid_: Lat. _fidem_.

+Fei-ful+, _adj._ faithful, MD; +faithfol+, PP; +fei?tful+, S2.

+Feiliche+, _adv._ faithfully, MD; +fei?liche+, S2; +fei?ely+, S2; +feli+, S2; +faithly+, PP.

+Fel+, _sb._ a fell, mountain, S2; +fell+, MD; +felle+, MD, S2.--Icel.

_fjall_.

+Fel+, _adj._ base, cruel, treacherous, S2, PP, C2, G, W; +fell+, S3; +felle+, S2, S3, W2; _pl._, PP, C2.--AF. _fel_, wicked, cruel.

+Felawe+, _sb._ partner, companion, fellow, S, S2, C3, PP; +felaw+, S2, PP; +felow+, S3, PP; +fela?e+, S; +fallow+, S2, S3; +felaus+, _pl._, S2; +feolahes+, S; +uela?es+, S2.--Icel. _felagi_, partner in common property (_fe_). See +Fee+.

+Felawen+, _v._ to a.s.sociate, to be fellow to; +fallow+, S3; +uela?en+, MD; +felaghid+, _pp._, H.

+Felawrede+, _sb._ fellows.h.i.+p, MD; +uela?rede+, S2.

+Felawschipe+, _sb._ fellows.h.i.+p, society, crew, PP; +fela?schipe+, S2; +feolahscipe+, S.

+Felaws.h.i.+p+, _v._ to a.s.sociate, MD; +felouschipid+, _pp._, W2.

+Fela?liche+, _adv._ intimately; +feolohlukest+, _superl._, S.

+Feld+, _sb._ field, S, PP; +feeld+ (heraldic), C2; +ueld+, S2; +fild+, MD; +felde+, _dat._, S, S2; +uelde+, S, S2; +ualde+, S; +feldes+, _pl._, S, S3.--AS. _feld_.

+Feld-fare+, _sb._ fieldfare, lit. 'field-farer,' S2; _campester_, Voc.; _ruruscus_, Voc.

+Feldi+, _adj._ champain (= Lat. _campestris_), MD; +feeldi+, W.

+Feldishe+, _adj._ belonging to the country, S3.

+Fele+, _adj._ many, S, S2, S3, C2, PP; +vele+, S, S2; +feole+, S, PP; +ueole+, S; +veale+, S; +vale+, S, HD; +felle+, S3.--AS. _fela_; cp.

Goth. _filu_.

+Felefalden+, _v._ to multiply, MD; +felefalded+, _pt. s._, S2.

+Fele-folde+, _adj._ manifold, S; many times, PP.

+Felen+, _v._ to feel, S; +uele+, MD; +fel me+, _1 pr. s._, S2; +felde+, _pt. s._, S; +feld+, S2; +felte+, C2; +feelede+, C3.--AS. _felan_: OS.

_folian_ (in _gi-folian_), OHG. _foljan_; cp. _fualen_ (Otfrid).

+Fell+, _sb._ skin, S3; +fel+, MD, S2, G, P; +felle+, S2; +felles+, _pl._, S; +uelles+, S; +fellys+, S2.--AS. _fell_; cp. Goth. _fill_.

+Fellen+, _v._ to fell, S, PP; +falle+, S2; +falle+, _pr. pl._, S; +felde+, _pt. s._, G, PP.--AS. _fellan_, OHG. _fallian_; OS. _fellian_, OHG. _fellen_ (Otfrid).

+Felnesse+, _sb. astuteness_ (= Lat. _astutia_), W2.

+Felon+, _sb._ villain, traitor, PP; +feloun+, PP; +felloun+, S3; +felloune+, S3.--AF. _feloun_, _felon_, acc. of _fel_. See +Fel+.

+Felonie+, _sb._ base wickedness, MD; +felony+, S; +felonye+, S2, S3, C3, W2.

+Felonliche+, _adv._ cruelly, PP; +felunlyche+, S2; +felounelich+, PP; +felunly+, S2.

+Fen+, _sb._ a section of Avicenna's book on medicine called the Canon, C3, CM.--Arabic _fan_, a branch, division, category; cp. Ducange (s.v.

_fen_).

+Fen+, _sb._ mud, mire, marsh, dung, S2, S2, G, H; +fenne+, Voc., Prompt., W; +uenne+, S.--AS. _fenn_: Goth. _fani_, mud, clay.

+Fenden+, _v._ to defend, PP; +fend+, _imp. s._, S3.--From OF.

_defendre_; Lat. _defendere_.

+Fenestre+, _sb._ window, PP; +fenystaris+, _pl._, S3.--OF. _fenestre_; Lat. _fenestra_.

+Feng+; see +Fon+, _v._

+Fenkel+, _sb._ fennel, MD, PP; +fenecel+, Voc.; +fenkil+, PP; +fynkel+, PP; +fynkyl+, Voc.; +fenel+, PP; +fenyl+, S2. _Comb._: +fenel seed+, PP.--Lat. _feniculum_, _foeniculum_; cp. AS. _fenol_ (Voc.).

+Feole+; see +Fele+.

+Feond+, _sb._ enemy, PP; +feont+, S; +feondes+, _pl._, S; see +Feend+.

+Feord+, _sb._ army, S; see +Ferd+.

+Feorden+, _pt. pl._, fared, S; see +Feren+.

+Fer+, _sb._ fire, S; +fere+, _dat._, S2; +uere+, S2; +ueree+, S; see +Fur+.

+Fer+, _adj._, _adv._ far, PP, S, S2, C2; +ferr+, S, S2, PP; +uer+, S2; +feor+, S; +ueor+, S; +for+, S; +ferre+, _comp._, C; +ferrer+, S3, C, PP; +ferrest+, _superl._, PP. _Comb._: +ferforth+, far away, completely, S2, S3, C2, C3; +farforth+, S3; +feoruo+, S.--AS. _feorr_: OS. _fer_; cp. Goth. _fairra_. Cf. +Aferre+.