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GLOSSARIAL IXDEX, AND INDEX OF NAMES. 367
Fare, V. fare, prosper, 1788; go,
5202 ; Faris, pr. s. fares, goes,
847 ; Fares, 2116 ; Faris vp, gets
up, 545 ; Faris (Farys) witli, 2
pr. s. behavest. 2944 ;
Fares, jir.
pi. 1 p. go, 3748 ; Fare, pr.pl. 2 p.
act, 5366; Fa.rne, pp. t,^one, 216;
past, 3901 ;
departed, 2323 ;
(Faren), gone, 1004 ; Farand,
pres. part, going, walking, 5549 ;
as adj. seeming, 5437 ;
good,
excellent, 2. A.S. faran.
Farkis (Ferkys), pr. s. goes, 766
Farkis f urtli, goes forth, 545. See
ferken in Matzner, p. 102. See
Ferkis.
Fast, adj. fast, constant, firm, 4616 ;
close, 1369 ; enduring, 3259.
Fast, adx'. fast, 505 ; steadfastly,
1034 ;
earnestly, searcliingly,
2570 ; close, closely, 433, 672
hard by, 3285 ; soon, 2575. 5307
quickly, soon, 380, 891 ;
;
As fast
as, as soon as, 3944 ; Faste, close,
626.
Fast, ger. to fast, 1477 ; Fastand,
pres. part, fasting, 5522.
Fast, fastened, 747*.
Faster, adv. comp. faster, 847, 943 ;
Fastir, more quickly, 1805 ; more,
4689.
(Fastnes), s. stability, 3259.
Fattest, adj. sup. fattest, 759*
Fanchon, falchion, 448.
Faiicon, s. falcon, 5257.
Faund, pt. pJ. found. 4116.
(Faunys), pr. s. fawns, 785*.
Faute. s. lack, deficiency, 4587.
Fautis (Fawtes), 2 pr. s. lackest,
wantest, 2710 ; Fautis, pr. s.
impers. lacks, 2482 ; Fauted
(Fautyd), pp. been in fault, erred,
done wrong, 2659.
Fax, 5. hair, 601. A.S. feax.
Fay, adj. dead, 591
;
(Fey), dying,
792. Icel. feigr. See Fey.
Faylis, pr. pi. fail, 3492 ; Fayle,
pr. 8. siihj. may give way, 1372 ;
(Faylett), pt.s.sitbj. 1.372; Faylid,
pp. proved wanting to. 1462.
Fayn, adv. gladly, 1, 523a
Faj-n, ger. to gladden, 2 ; Fayne, v.
be glad, rejoice, 1745 ; Faynes,
j>r. s. gladdens, 4681 : Fayns,
pr. s. impers. pleases, delights,
4626.
Fayne, adj. glad, 2264.
Faynt, adj. faint, weak, feeble, 2359,
3717,4358 ;
(Faynte), 1275, 1738.
Favntir (Faynter), adj. comp. weaker,
2085.
(FajT when vs likez), let us go on
when it pleases us, 740*. See
Fare.
Fayre (Faire), adj. fair, 2019.
Fayre, adv. fairly, honourably, 164.
(Fayrnes), fairness, beauty, 753*.
Faythly, adv. faithfully, 3808.
Fa^t, pt. 8. fought, 643 ;
pt. x>l.
5434.
Febill, s. weakness, 4280.
Feble, adj. feeble, weak, 1710, 1275;
mean, poor, 1516 ; Febill (Feble),
1013.
Feche, ger. to fetch, 884 ; Feches
(Faches), pr. s. fetches, 806.
Fedare, s. feeder, provider, 2961.
Fede, ger. to feed, 1775 ; Fed, pp.
fed, 1, 575, 3592 ; Fedd, 3495 ;
(Fed), 2173; Fede, imp. pi. 1 p.
let us feed. 591.
Fedill, adj. (perhaps) fatted, wellfed,
in good case, 5G04. This is
a guess; cf. '' AUilis, fedels " in
Wright's Glossaries, ed. Wiilcker,
col. 190. I£ the word be of French
origin, it mav mean 'faithful,'
from O.Y.fedel, Lat. fidelis.
Fee, s. reward, 2284 ; Fees, pi.
offerings, 4466 ; Fees (Feys). fiefs,
1847 ; To fee, i. e. as a tribute,
5139.
Feete, pi. feet, 844, 4168 ;
(Fete),
2852; (Fote, snvjr.), 1360; Feet,
199.
Feete (Feetez), ^ro5. /or Feetes, j>7.
(cf. the Dublin MS.), feats, deeds,
works, acts, 3105.
Feetis, pr. s. acts ; Feetis him forth,
acts beyond him, surpasses him in
feats, 3989. See feted = acted,
behaved, in Sir Gawayne and the
From feet,
Grene Knight, 1282.
sb. See Fetid.
Feetles, s. a vessel, small vat, 1350.
See fttles in Stratmann.
Feetly, adv. well, excellent] v, 4219 ;
Fectely, 3694.