A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 83

+Fiers+, _adj._ fierce, S2, C2, C3; +fierse+, PP; see +Fers+.

+Fiere+, _ord._ fourth, S, P; see +Ferthe+.

+Fife+, _num._ five, S; +fyf+, PP, C2; +fiff+, B; +fiffe+, B; +uiue+, S; +fyue+, S2, PP; +fif+, PP.--AS. _fif_: Goth. _fimf_, see Sievers, 185.

+Fifetende+, _ord._ fifteenth, S2.

+Fif-fald+, five-fold, MD; +fif-folde+, S.

+Fiff-sum+, _adj._ five in all, B.

+Fifte+, _ord._ fifth, S; +fife+, S; +fyfte+, PP.--AS. _fifta_.

+Fifte-sie+, _adv._ fifthly, S.

+Fighten+, _v._ to fight, PP; +fi?te+, S; +vy?te+, S2; +fihten+, PP, S2; +fe?tande+, _pr. p._, S2; +feaht+, _pt. s._, MD; +faht+, MD; +feht+, MD; +fauht+, PP; +faught+, MD, C2; +fuhten+, _pl._, S; +fu?ten+, S; +fouhten+, PP; +fou?ten+, PP; +i-fouhte+, _pp._, PP; +y-fou?te+, PP; +foughten+, C; +fou?ten+, PP.--AS. _feohtan_, pr. s. _fiht_, pt. _feaht_ (pl. _fuhton_), pp. _fohten_; cp. OHG. _fehtan_ (Otfrid).

+Figure+, _sb._ figure, MD, C2; +figour+, MD; +uigour+, MD; +figures+ (of speech), C2.--AF. _figure_; Lat. _figura_.

+Figurie+, _sb._ figured work, S3.

+Fihten+, _v._ to fight, S2, PP; see +Fighten+.

+Fiht-lac+, _sb._ fighting, S.--AS. _feoht-lac_.

+Fikel+, _adj._ fickle, treacherous, MD; +fikil+, H (Ps. 39. 21); +fykil+, G; +fickle+, fidgety, S3.--AS. _ficol_, inconstant.

+Fiken+, _v._ to be fidgety, to go about idly, MD, HD; to flatter, play the hypocrite, deceive, MD.--Cp. AS. _be-fician_, to deceive, to go round.

+Fil+, _pt. s._ fell, C2, PP; +fyl+, S2; see +Fallen+.

+File+, _sb._ concubine, P; +fyle+, HD.--OF. _fille_, _filie_, daughter, wench; Lat. _filia_.

+Fille+, _sb._ wild thyme, S2, MD; _serpillum_, Voc.; +fill+, rest-harrow, HD. _Phr._: +not worth a fille+, MD.--AS. _fille_.

+Filstnien+, _v._ to help; +filstnede+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. See +Fulst+.

+Filthe+, _sb._ filth, foulness, MD; +fule+, S.--AS. _flu_. See +Foul+.

+Filthehed+, _sb._ dirtiness, W.

+Filtz+, _sb._ son, PP; +fitz+, PP; +fiz+, PP.--AF. _fiz_ (_fitz_); OF.

_filz_, _fils_; Lat. _filius_.

+Finden+, _v._ to find, S; +fynden+, S; +vinden+, S; +vynde+, S; +fynt+, _pr. s._, C3; +fint+, _pl._, S; +fand+, _pt. s._, S, S2, S3; +fant+, S; +fond+, S, S2, G, C2; +fonde+, S2; +font+, S2; +vond+, S2; +foond+, C2, W; +funden+, _pl._, S; +funde+, S; +fonden+, S; +fand+, S2; +fonde+, C2; +founden+, S2; +i-funde+, _pp._, S; +ifounde+, S; +hi-funde+, S; +founde+, C2; +funden+, S2; +funding+, S3.--AS. _findan_, pt. _fand_ (pl. _fundon_), pp. _funden_.

+Findi?+, _adj._ heavy, firm, compact, weighty, S, MD; +findy+, JD; +fundie+, MD.--AS. _findig_, heavy.

+Fine+, _sb._ end, S3; +fyn+, S2, S3, C2, G.--OF. _fin_; Lat. _finem_.

+Finen+, _v._ to end, S, MD; +fynde+, _1 pr. s._, S3; +fon+, _pt. s._, MD, S2; +fan+, MD; +fyned+, S2.--OF. _finer_ for _finir_; Lat. _finire_.

+Firmentie+, _sb._ furmety, S3; see +Frumentee+.

+Firsin+, _v._ to put far away, S; +firsen+, S; +fersien+, MD; +fursen+, MD.--AS. _fyrsian_. See +Fer+.

+First+, _sb._; see +Frest+.

+Fisch+, _sb._ fish, S, W2; +fiss+, S; +fis+, S; +fisses+, _pl._, S; +fysses+, S; +fissches+, S2; +fises+, S2; +fischis+, W2.

_Comb._:--+fis-cynn+, fish-kind, S.--AS. _fisc_; cp. Lat. _piscis_; OIr.

_iasc_.

+Fischen+, _v._ to fish, W; +fissen+, S.

+Fischere+, _sb._ fisher, W; +fissere+, S.

+Fischinge+, _sb._ fis.h.i.+ng, MD; +fissing+, S.

+Fisike+, _sb._ natural science, art of healing, MD; +phisique+, MD; +phisik+, MD; +phesyk+, MD; +fisyk+, S2.--OF. _fisique_; Lat. _physica_ (_ars_); from Gr. f?s????.

+Fiele+, _sb._ fiddle, MD, C, PP; +fidylle+, _vidula_, _vidella_, _viella_, Cath.; +fythele+, _vitula_, Voc.; +fydyll+, _viella_, Prompt.; +vythule+, Voc.; +fydelys+, _pl._, MD.--Etym. doubtful, probably connected with Low Lat. _vidula_, 'a vythule' (Voc.); cp. OF. _vele_, a viol.

+Fielen+, _v._ to play on the fiddle, PP; +vydele+, Voc.--Cp. Low Lat.

_vidulare_ (Voc.).

+Fitheler+, _sb._ fiddler, PP; +vythulare+, Voc.--Cp. Low Lat.

_vidularius_ (Voc.).

+Fitz+, +Fiz+; see +Filtz+.

+Flake+, _sb._ thin slice, piece torn off. SkD; +flackes+, _pl._, S3 (12. 2); +flockes+, S3.--Cp. Norw. _flak_, an ice-floe.

+Flan+, _sb._ arrow, S, MD; +flon+, MD; +flone+, MD; +flonne+, _pl._, HD; +flone+, HD; +flonez+, MD.--AS. _flan_; cp. Icel. _fleinn_. Cf.

+Flo+.

+Flanckring+, _adj._ sparkling, HD.

+Flanke+, _sb._ spark, MD; see +Flaunke+.

+Flanker+, _v._ to sparkle, HD.

+Flappe+, _sb._ a blow, Prompt., Palsg.--Cp. Du. _flap_, a blow.

+Flappen+, _v._ to flap, slap, clap, MD; +flapten+, _pt. pl._, P.--Cp.

Du. _flappen_, to flap.

+Flat+, _v._ to flatter, S3.--OF. _flater_.