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Foryielding, _sb._ == reward. Ps. xviii. 12; cx.x.x. 2
Foster, _v. a._ HD. 1434. Ps. liv. 23
Fother, _sb._ == a weight of 19 cwt. of lead, thence 'a large quant.i.ty.'
Alys. 1809; 'a lump.' Alys. 6467. AS. foer
Fou, _sb._ == yellow or tawny fur? M. Ode, 182. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192. Fr.
fauve
Foul, _adj._ RG. 380, 490
---- _v. a._ == defile. O. and N. 96
Found, _v. a._ part. 'ifounded.' RG. 469
Foundling, _sb._ K. Horn, 234
Four. RG. 389
Fourscore. RG. 382
Fourteen. RG. 383
Fourteenth, _adj._ RG. 408
Fourth, _adj._ [verthe]. RG. 415
Fous, _adj._ == eager. Wright's L. P. p. 50. AS. fus
Fox, _sb._ RG. 570
---- _adj._ == crafty. Rel. S. i. 15. ON. fyx, crafty
Fowl, _sb._ == bird. RG. 1; [fu?ele]. O. and N. 64
Fo?e, _sb._ == agreement. O. and N. 184. AS. fog
Fraist, _v. a._ == try. Ps. xi. 7. ON. fresta
Frame, _sb._ == profit. Wright's L. P. p. 71. AS. freme. ON. frami
Franchise, _sb._ RG. 47, 499
Franklin, _sb._ RG. 36
Free, _adj._ RG. 474
---- == liberal, n.o.ble. RG. 420. AS. freo
Freedom, _sb._ HD. 631
Freeman, _sb._ HD. 628
Freeze, _v. a._ part. 'yfrore.' RG. 265. 'frore.' Wright's L. P. p. 25
---- _v. n._ Wright's L. P. p. 110; 3 s. pres. 'frost.' O. and N. 620
Freitour, _sb._ == friar's room. 275
Freke, _sb._ == champion. Alys. 2161. AS. freca
Frely, _adj._ == n.o.ble, beautiful. Wright's L. P. pp. 45, 46
Fremd, _adj._ == foreign. HD. 2277. AS. fremed
Freme, _v. a._ == perform. HD. 441. AS. fremman
Freondrede, _sb._ == friends.h.i.+p. Alys. 1488
Fresh, _adj._ == active [versse]. RG. 395, 397
---- == inhabiting fresh water (of fish). RG. 1
---- == new, untired. Alys. 2405
Fret, _v. a._ == tear, devour. RG. 417; pret. 'frate.' Ps. lxxix. 14; part. 'ifrette.' Pol. S. 201. AS. fretan
Friar, _sb._ RG. 492, 545
Friday. RG. 229
Frie, _v. a._ == blame. HD. 1998. ON. frja
Friend, _sb._ RG. 388, 502
Friendless, _adj._ RG. 343
Friends.h.i.+p, _sb._ RG. 35
Friendsome, _adj._ Ps. lxviii. 17
Friendsomeness, _sb._ Ps. lxiv. 12
Fright, _sb._ Body and Soul, 172
Frith, _sb._ [fryht] == a wood. Wright's L. P. pp. 36, 26. Low Lat.
'fretum.' SS. fri. See La?. iii. 287
