Fasten, v. to make fast, also to fast, jejunare, MD, W (Mt. 6. 16); fest, S2; fA|ston, pt. pl., confirmed, S; fested, pp., S2.—­AS. fA|stan; cp.  Goth, fastan, ‘jejunare.’

Fasten, sb. fasting, S; festen, S.

Fasting, sb. abstinence from food, MD; fasstinng, S.

Fast-lice, adv. continuously, S.

Fastnesse, sb. stronghold, MD; fest-*nes, S2.

Fast-rede, adj. firm in counsel, S.

Fat, sb. vessel, S, Voc; fet, MD; uet, MD; feat, MD; ueat, S; faten, pl., S.—­AS. fA|t:  OS. fat; cp.  OHG. faz (Tatian).

Fat, adj. fat, MD; fet, S; fette, pl., S.—­AS; fA|t; cp.  Icel. feitr.

FaA3/4men, v. to embrace, S2; see Fadmen.

Faucon, sb. falcon, C2; faucoun, PP; faukyn, PP; faucones, pl., P.—­AF. faucon, falcun; Lat. falconem.

Faunt, sb. child, infant, MD; faunte, HD; fauntes, pl., P; fauntis, P.—­OF. fant, It. fante; Lat. infantem.

Fauntee, sb. childishness, PP.

Fauntekyn, sb. little child, PP; fawntkyne, HD; fantekyne, HD.

Fauntelet, sb. infancy, properly a little infant, PP.

Fauntelte, sb. childishness, PP.

Faur, num. four, MD; faure, S2; see Foure.

Faur-tend, ord. fourteenth, S2.  Cf. VourteA3/4e.

Faute, sb. fault, MD; faut, S2.—­OF. faute, falte.  See Falten.

Fauel, sb. impersonification of Flattery, PP; fauuel, S2; fauell, flattery, S3.—­OF. favele, talk; Lat. fabella, ’sermo brevis’ (Ducange).

Fawch, sb. fallow, S3; fauch, JD; faugh, HD; fauf, HD. Comb.:  fawch-3*allow, fallow-yellow, S3.

Fawe, adj. few, S; see Fewe.

Fawely, adv. few, S3.

Fawn, sb. fawn, the young of an animal, MD; enulus = hinnulus, a young mule, Voc.; fawne, hinulus, Voc.; fowne, hinnilus, Voc. [these Voc. words occur close to names for deer]; fawne, hinnulus, Cath.; fownys, pl., S3.—­OF. faAn, feAn, foA1/4n; perhaps a derivative of Lat. foetus, see Diez, p. 580.

Fay, sb. fay, fairy, a person endued with supernatural powers, HD; faie, S2; faies, pl., RD.—­OF. faA” (fee); Late Lat. fata, from Lat. fatum, a decree of destiny; cp.  It. fata, Sp. hada.