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_def._ =ferre=, iii. 1901, far, distant: _adv._ P. 565, i. 1042, 1313, iii. 878, iv. 831, 931, =feer=, i. 570; _compar._ =ferre=, iii. 71: =a ferr=, i. 2335, iii. 1039, =afer=, v. 318.

=ferst=, _a._, _def._ =ferste=, i. 580, ii. 1307, 1676, (=firste=, v. 7017*, PP. 198), =ferst=, iii. 27, =ate ferste=, P. 522, iv. 895: _adv._ P. 198, i. 998, =ferste=, iv. 2601, vii. 1530, (=first=, viii. 3082).

=ferthe=, _a._, _def._ ii. 1875, iv. 2482, PP. 1, fourth.

=ferthest=, _adv._ iv. 13.

=fest=, _s._ ii. 468, fist.

=feste=, _s._ i. 2499, iv. 1483, v. 1018.

=fet=, _s._ viii. 2415, deed, feat.

=fethere=, _s._ iv. 107, _pl._ =fetheres=, =fethers=, iv. 1049, v. 6204, 6209.

=fethrebed=, _s._ iv. 3020.

=fette(n)=, _v.a._ i. 2548, iv. 646, viii. 1413, _pret._ =fette=, v. 2779, _pp._ =fet=, =fett=, i. 2549, ii. 2686, iv. 1851, fetch, get.

=feture=, _s._ iv. 380, v. 2598, viii. 2977, _pl._ =fetures=, vii. 4877, feature, make.

=fewe=, _a.pl._ P. 22, i. 1424, _as subst._ iv. 2614; =a fewe=, ii. 1507, iv. 1286.

=fieble=, _a._ P. 887, iii. 269, iv. 1392, (=feble=, viii. 3127), _sup._ =fieblest=, vii. 4296; _as subst._ P. 615.

=fieble=, _v.a._ vi. 373.

=fieblesce=, _s._ ii. 2272.

=fiede=, _see_ =fede=.

=fiedinge=, _s._ vi. 746, 941.

=field=, _see_ =feld=.

=fieldwode=, _s._ v. 4039, _see note_.

=fiele=, _v.a.n._ ii. 3015, iii. 2730, v. 1043, _pret._ =felte=, i. 2497, =felt=, viii. 2165, _pp._ =felt=, i. 210, feel, think.

=fielinge=, _s._ P. 951, vi. 344.

=fierce=, _see_ =fiers=.

=fiere=, ii. 349, companion; =in fiere=, =in fere=, i. 993, ii. 710, viii. 1753, together.

=fiers=, _a._ vii. 899, _pl._ =fierce=, v. 3517.

=fievere=, _s._ v. 464 ff., 5995.

=fieverous=, _a._ v. 589.

=fifte=, _a.def._ ii. 2320, vii. 611.

=fiftene=, _num._ vii. 1304.

=fight=, _s._ PP. 68.

=figure=, _s._ P. 620, i. 1530, iv. 2563, _pl._ =figures=, P. 918.

=figure=, _v.a._ vii. 1016, 1032, shape, figure.

=fihte=, =fyhte=, _see_ =feihte=.

=fille=, =felle=, _s._ iii. 2609, v. 255, 1680, fill.

=fille=, =felle=, _v.a._ ii. 3448, v. 2205, vi. 590, viii. 34, fill.

=fin=, _a._ P. 606, vi. 1891, _pl._ =fine=, v. 1548, =fyne=, iv. 2554.

=a fin=, iv. 60, at last: _cp._ =afyn=.

=final=, _a._ P. 982, i. 1647, iii. 1816, (=fynal=, viii. 3088*), =in final=, viii. 3106.

=finali=, =finaly=, _adv._ i. 1956, ii. 1050, iii. 75, v. 595.

=finde=, =fynde=, _v.a._ P. 94, 572, iii. 2056, _3 s.pres._ =fint=, =fynt=, ii. 394, 2129, iv. 3403, _pret._ =fond=, i. 113, 2337, v. 2690, vii. 3300, _pl._ =founde(n)=, P. 812, i. 1109, _pp._ =founde(n)=, i. 2299, v. 6814, vi. 633; find, invent, provide.

=finger=, _s._ iv. 653, v. 7118*, =finger ende=, vi. 1064, _pl._ =fingres=, iv. 1177.

=fire=, _v._ _see_ =fyre=.

=firmament=, _s._ P. 959, iv. 1032.

=firy=, _see_ =fyri=.

=fissh=, =fissch=, _s._ vi. 1264, _pl._ =fisshes=, i. 491, ii. 3456, iii. 957.

=fisshere=, _s._ iii. 956, viii. 646.

=five=, _see_ =fyve=.

=fixacion (-oun)=, _s._ iv. 2520, 2574.

=flacke=, _v.n._ viii. 1196, flutter.

=flamme=, _s._ P. 345, v. 3508.

=flaterende=, _pres.p. as a._ vii. 2652.

=flaterie=, _s._ vii. 2168 ff., 2515 ff.

=flatour=, _s._ vii. 2179 ff., 2330*.

=fle=, =flen= (1), _v.a.n._ P. 203, i. 1223, 1701, iii. 600, iv. 1990, =flee=, ii. 3161, vii. 3528, _pret._ =fledde=, i. 2636, ii. 152, _pp._ =fledd=, vii. 3570; escape, flee, avoid.

=fle= (2), _v.n._ iv. 1050, vi. 2225, _3 s.pres._ =fleth=, i. 1727, ii. 151, iii. 2430, =fleith=, i. 2673, _pret._ =flyh=, =flih=, iii. 2108, v. 6206, _subj._ =flyhe=, vii. 358, _pp._ =flowe(n)=, v. 3750, 6129; fly.

=fle= (3), _v.a._ v. 4692, flay.

=flees=, _s._ v. 46, 3272.

=Flegeton=, v. 1109.

=fleisschly=, =fleisshly (-li)=, =fleysshly=, _a._ vii. 4211, 4237, 4348, 4395, =flesshly=, v. 6402*.

=fleissh=, _s._ i. 2235, v. 1940, =fleisch=, i. 1531, =flessh=, v. 6395* ff.

=flete=, _s._ ii. 1134, iii. 1036, fleet.

=flete=, _v.n._ iii. 1628, vi. 335, =flietende=, iv. 3083, float.

=fleume=, _s._ vii. 414, 451.

=flihte=, _see_ =flyhte=.

=flint=, _s._ v. 4692.

=flitte=, _v.a.n._ v. 7076, vii. 2902, =flitt=, iv. 214, move, turn aside.

=flock=, _s._ P. 391, 421.

=flod=, _s._ i. 364, ii. 719, v. 1605, viii. 79, _pl._ =flodes=, P. 1013.

=flor=, _s._ iv. 2785, v. 4148, viii. 1855, floor, ground.

=Florent=, i. 1411 ff.

=florin=, _s._ v. 335, 2410, vii. 2095.

=flour=, _s._ i. 3261, v. 278, _pl._ =floures=, P. 937, viii. 2943*.

=floure=, _v.n._ v. 4144, 7626.

=flowe=, _v.n._ P. 39*, 933, ii. 1881.

=flyh=, _see_ =fle= (2).

=flyhte=, =flihte=, _s._ iv. 1055, 2342, =flyht=, iv. 1058, v. 5975.

=fo=, _s._ ii. 3354, iii. 284, iv. 3408; _as a._ v. 7252.

=fode=, _s._ i. 2975, ii. 87, v. 325, =foode=, vi. 846.

=fol=, _a._ i. 442, 2269, =fool=, vi. 569, vii. 4271, foolish.

=fol=, _s._ i. 2214, ii. 3248, iv. 3347, vii. 3953 ff., =foll=, i. 1967, =fool=, vi. 19, _pl._ =foles=, iv. 625, v. 322, =fooles=, vi. 535; fool.

=folde=, _s._ P. 390, 439, ii. 3055, fold: v. 2784, embrace.

=fole=, _s._ viii. 2407, foal.

=folhaste=, _s._ iii. 1430 ff., 2735, =folhast=, iii. 1096.

=folhastif=, _a._ iii. 1635, 1795, vii. 899.

=folhastifnesse=, _s._ vii. 435.

=folie=, _s._ i. 520, 2357, iii. 141.

=folk=, _s._ P. 467, i. 2033, ii. 1770, iii. 185.

=folwe=, _v.a.n._ P. 443, i. 261, _3 s.pres._ =folweth=, ii. 3503, =folwith=, iv. 671, PP. 23.

=fom=, _s._ iv. 1666, v. 4008, vi. 1469.

=foman=, _s._ v. 6418*, _pl._ =fomen=, i. 2877, iv. 1523, =foomen=, vii. 3334*.

=fonde=, _v.a.n._ P. 62, 80*, i. 3198, ii. 929, iv. 3109, v. 1421, attempt, try.

=fonge=, _v.a._ ii. 2558, iii. 1111, iv. 2294, take.

=for=, _prep._ P. 16, i. 844, 1683, ii. 1856, iv. 1090 f., =for al that= &c., i. 192, 1055, iii. 334, vii. 2677: _cp._ =fore=.

=for=, _conj._ P. 12, 40, i. 598, 1012, 1466, =for that=, P. 22, i. 1784, since, because, in order that.

=forbere=, _v.a._ i. 244, 1602, 3119, 3163, ii. 538, 1768, iii. 138, 411, 754, 2321, iv. 1496, 2344, v. 6309; _v.n._ i. 1279, iii. 754, v. 563: leave out, spare, prevent, forbear, avoid.

=forbiede=, _v.a.n._ v. 394, =god forbiede= &c., ii. 3064, iii. 1121, =god forbede=, iii. 477, _pret._ =forbad=, v. 1636, _pp._ =forbede=, i. 3408, iii. 2253.

=forblowe(n)=, _pp._ ii. 25, viii. 1402, blown about.

=forboght=, _pp._ ii. 1573, bought off.

=forcacche=, _v.a._ P. 409, drive out.

=forcast=, _pp._ v. 1193, cast away.

=forde=, _s._ ii. 2166, vii. 1236, ford.

=fordo=, _v.a._ P. 326, i. 2415, ii. 3172, _pp._ =fordo=, v. 7576, destroy.

=fordrive=, _v.a.pp._ viii. 1636, driven about.

=fore=, _adv._, =come fore=, =travaile fore=, &c., iv. 1723, v. 3345, viii. 992.

=forebode=, _s._ v. 6053, prohibition.

=forein=, _a._ iii. 5, v. 973, vii. 2975, far removed.

=forest=, _s._ i. 351, 1528, 2292, iii. 324.

=forestempne=, _s._ iii. 994, man at the prow (?).

=foretokne=, _s._ i. 2812.

=foreward=, _s._ iii. 507, v. 7004, engagement.

=forfare=, _pp._ i. 109, worn out (with travel).

=forfet=, _s._ iii. 1798, vii. 2721, 4583, transgression, forfeit.

=forfete=, _v.a._ v. 5477.

=forfeture=, =forsfaiture=, iii. 1500, v. 780, 1764, 4214, offence, punishment.

=forge=, _s._ i. 1088, v. 963, workmanship, forge.

=forge=, _v.a._ i. 1087, iv. 237, vi. 1958.

=forgnawe=, _pp._ iii. 1406, gnawed to pieces.

=forgon=, _v.a._ v. 7284, go without.

=forjugge=, _v.a._ vii. 3171*, condemn.

=forlete=, _v.a.pp._ vii. 584, viii. 1434, abandoned, left alone.

=forlie=, _v.a._, _3 s.pres._ =forlith=, PP. 108, _pret._ =forlai=, =forlay=, iii. 2031, v. 802, viii. 215, =forlih=, viii. 300, _pp._ =forlein=, =forlain=, iii. 198, 2276, v. 3189; lie with, violate.

=forlore=, _v.a.pp._ i. 2947, ii. 1242, v. 2825, =forlorn=, v. 1882, lost.

=forme=, _s._ P. 53*, 871, i. 576, 1339, 2670, ii. 2473, iv. 2211,