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+Fauntelet+, _sb._ infancy, properly a little infant, PP.
+Fauntelte+, _sb._ childishness, PP.
+Faur+, _num._ four, MD; +faure+, S2; see +Foure+.
+Faur-tend+, _ord._ fourteenth, S2. Cf. +Vourtee+.
[[Cross-reference could not be identified. No form of "four" is listed under UV in the Dictionary.]]
+Faute+, _sb._ fault, MD; +faut+, S2.--OF. _faute_, _falte_. See +Falten+.
+Fauel+, _sb._ impersonification of Flattery, PP; +fauuel+, S2; +fauell+, flattery, S3.--OF. _favele_, talk; Lat. _fabella_, 'sermo brevis' (Ducange).
+Fawch+, _sb._ fallow, S3; +fauch+, JD; +faugh+, HD; +fauf+, HD.
_Comb._: +fawch-?allow+, fallow-yellow, S3.
+Fawe+, _adj._ few, S; see +Fewe+.
+Fawely+, _adv._ few, S3.
+Fawn+, _sb._ fawn, the young of an animal, MD; _enulus_ = _hinnulus_, a young mule, Voc.; +fawne+, _hinulus_, Voc.; +fowne+, _hinnilus_, Voc.
[these Voc. words occur close to names for deer]; +fawne+, _hinnulus_, Cath.; +fownys+, _pl._, S3.--OF. _faon_, _feon_, _foun_; perhaps a derivative of Lat. _foetus_, see Diez, p. 580.
+Fay+, _sb._ fay, fairy, a person endued with supernatural powers, HD; +faie+, S2; +faies+, _pl._, RD.--OF. _fae_ (_fee_); Late Lat. _fata_, from Lat. _fatum_, a decree of destiny; cp. It. _fata_, Sp. _hada_.
+Fayerye+, _sb._ magic, fairy world, a fairy, MD; +fayreye+, PP; +feyrye+, fairy origin, S2; +feyrie+, S2, PP; +fairye+, C2; +fairy+, P.--OF. _faerie_, enchantment, also _feerie_, (Cotg.).
+Faym+, _sb._ foam, S3; see +Foom+.
+Fayn+, _sb._ streamer, weather-vane, S3; see +Fane+.
+Fayn+, _adj._ fain, glad, willing, S2, C2, MD; +f.a.gen+, S; +fain+, MD; +uaein+, S; +fein+, MD; +uein+, MD; +feyn+, S2: +fawen+, MD; +fawe+, _adv._, gladly, MD; +fainest+, _superl._, CM.--AS. _faegen_.
+Faynen+, _v._ to rejoice, PP; +fainen+, S2; +faunen+, to fawn, PP; +fawnyn+, Prompt.--AS. _f.a.genian_, _faegnian_.
+Faynen+, _v._ to feign, S3; see +Feynen+.
+Faynnes+, _sb._ gladness, H (Ps. 67. 3); +faynes+, H. See +Fayn+.
+Fayntise+, _sb._ pretence, S3; +fayntis+, H; see +Feyntise+.
+Fayre+, _adj._ fair, C2, PP; +fa??err+, MD; +faei?er+, MD; +faiger+, MD; +fei?er+, MD; +feier+, S; +uair+, S2; +feir+, MD, S; +uayr+, S2; +fayr+, S; +vaire+, S; +faire+, _pl._, S; +feyre+, S, S2; +veyrer+, _comp._, S2; +faeirest+, _superl._, S; +faereste+, _pl._, S; +faireste+, S.--AS.
_faeger_.
+Fayre+, _adv._ courteously, kindly, PP; +faeire+, S; +fa??re+, S; +faire+, S, P; +feyre+, S, S2, CM; +feire+, S, S2; +uaire+, S2.
+Fayrehed+, _sb._ beauty, fairness; +fairehed+, S2; +fairhede+, S; +uayrhede+, S2.
+Fayrnes+, _sb._ beauty, MD; +fairnesse+, S, C2.
+Fayten+, _v._ to tame, mortify, PP, S2; +faiten+, PP. See +Afaiten+.
+Fa?e+, _pl._ spotted, S; see +Foh+.
+Feale+, _sb._ fail, failure, S3; see +Faille+.
+Fearen+, _v._ to fare, S; see +Faren+.
+Feawe+, _adj._ few, S; see +Fewe+.
+Feble+, _adj._ feeble, S, S2, PP; +fieble+, C2, P; +feblore+, _comp._, S2; +febelore+, PP; +fibler+, PP.--OF. _feble_, _floible_; Lat.
_flebilem_.
+Feble-like+, _adv._ in sorry fas.h.i.+on, S.
+Feblen+, _v._ to become weak, to make weak, PP; +febli+, S2; +febly+, S2; +feblid+, _pp._, MD.
+Fecchen+, _v._ to fetch, S, S2, C2, P; +vecche+, S; +fechen+, S; +fache+, S3.--From AS. _fecce_, pr. s. of _feccan_ (= _fetian_). See +Fetten+.
+Fecht+, _v._ to fight, B; see +Fighten+.
+Fechtaris+, _sb. pl._ fighters, S3, B.
+Fechting-sted+, _sb._, battle-ground, B.
+Fede+, _sb._ enmity, S3; +feide+, MD.--AS. _f?h_. See _Foo_.
+Feden+, _v._ to feed, S, PP; +ueden+, S; +fet+, _pr. s._, S; +fett+, S; +vedde+, _pt. s._, S2; +fedde+, PP; +foded+, S2; +i-ued+, _pp._, S; +i-uaedde+, _pl._, S.--AS. _fedan_: OS. _fodian_. See +Fode+.
+Feder+, _sb._ father, S; see +Fader+.
+Feder+, _sb._ feather, MD; see +Fether+.
+Fedramme+, _sb._ plumage, S3; see +Feerhome+.
+Fee+, _sb._ cattle, property, money, PP, S2; +feo+, MD; +fe+, S, S2, PP; +feh+, MD.--AS. _feoh_: OS. _fehu_; cp. Lat. _pecus_.
+Feend+, _sb._ enemy, fiend, C2, C3; +fend+, S, S2; +feende+, PP; +feont+, S; +ueond+, S; +fond+, MD; +fynd+, MD; +fende+, S2, S3; +feondes+, _pl._, S; +fendes+, S, S2; +fiendes+, S; +vyendes+, S2; +feendis+, W.--AS. _feond_, pr. p. of _feon_, to hate; cp. Goth.
_fiands_, _fijands_, enemy, pr. p. of _fijan_, to hate.
+Feendli+, _adj._ fierce, devilish (= Lat. _diabolica_), W; +feondliche+, _adv._ fiercely, S; +feendly+, C3.--AS. _feondlic_, _feondlice_.
+Feer+, _sb._ companion, S3; see +Fere+.
+Fees+, _sb. pl._ landed possessions, cities, S2; +feys+, HD; +feus+, PP.--OF. _feu_, _fiu_, in pl. _feus_, _fieus_, _fius_, _fiez_, all found in Roland; also OF. _fie_ (Bartsch), F. _fief_; probably of Teutonic origin, cp. OHG. _fihu_, property; see Braune, in ZRP. x. 262. See +Fee+.
+Feet+, _sb._ deed, C2, PP; see +Fet+.
+Feffement+, _sb._ possession, Manip., PP.
