A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - Part 54
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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._ == friendship. 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

Friendship, _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