A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - Part 46
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Eye, _sb._ == organ of sight. RG. 376. AS. eage

Eyebrow. Pol. S. 239

Eyful, _adj._ == proud. [heyvol]. RG. 377

Eyre, _sb._ == journey, circuit. RG. 517. Lat. iter

F.

Fabling, _sb._ == fable, story. Ps. cxviii. 85

Face, _sb._ RG. 476

Fadme, _v. a._ == embrace. HD. 1295. AS. faemian

f.a.gen, _adj._ == glad, fain. Fragment in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 31.

AS. faegen

Fail, _v. n._ == wither (of fruit). RG. 414. 3s. pres. 'falt.' O. and N.

37; part. 'ifailled.' Pol. S. 202

Fail, _sb._ RG. 369

Fain, _v. a._ == be glad, rejoice. Ps. xix. 6

Fain, _adj._ RG. 349; [vawe]. RG. 218

Fainness, _sb._ == gladness. Ps. iv. 7

Faint, _adj._ Wright's L. P. p. 25

Faintise, _sb._ == cowardice. RG. 39

Faintly, _adv._ RG. 515

Fair, _adj._ == beautiful. RG. 383

---- == light, pale (of colour). RG. 429. 'fairer.' RG. 395; 'fairest.'

133

---- _v. n._ == become fair. Alys. 2903

Fairhede, _sb._ == fairness. RG. 118

Fairly, _adv._ == pleasantly, easily. RG. 446

Fairy, _sb._ == enchantment. Alys. 6924. Fr. faerie, fae

Faith, _sb._ [fei]. 2074 B.

Falcon, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 26

Fale, _adj._ == many. RG. 416, 146. AS. feala

Falewe, _v. a._ == become yellow. Wright's L. P. p. 50. AS. fealo.

Falewi, _sb._ == yellowness. O. and N. 456

Fall, _v. n._ RG. 6. pret. 'fell.' RG. 401. part. 'ifallen.' O. and N.

514. 'it falleth not to thee,' == it is not thy duty or lot. Leg. of St Cuthbert, cited in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 14, n.

---- _v. a._ == make to fall. part. 'yfalle.' Alys. 7183

Fallows, _sb._ == fields. HD. 2509. AS. fealh

False, _adj._ RG. 385

Falsehood, _sb._ RG. 454

Falseleke, _sb._ == falsehood. Wright's L. P. p. 32

Falsely, _adv._ Wright's L. P. p. 31

Falseness. Pol. S. 150

Falseship. Pol. S. 212

Fame, _sb._ RG. 367

Fanding, _sb._ == temptation. Ps. xvii. 30

Fanger, _sb._ == taker, lifter up. Ps. ii. 4

Far, _adv._ [ver]. RG. 502; [feor]. O. and N. 921

Farant, _adj._ == walking. Alys. 3460

Fare, _v. n._ == go, journey. 657 . pret. 'fore.' Ps. civ. 13

---- == succeed, turn out. 918 B. part. 'ifare.' O. and N. 400

---- == behave. 2076 B.

---- == fare, live. 20 B.