A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Fechting-Sted, sb, battle-ground, B.

Fede, sb. enmity., S3; feide, MD.—­AS. fA|*hA deg..  See Foo.

Feden, v. to feed, S, PP; ueden, S; fet, pr. s., S; fett, S; vedde, pt. s., S2; fedde, PP; foded, S2; i-ued, pp., S; i-uA|dde, pl., S.—­AS. fA(C)dan: OS. fA cubeddian.  See Fode.

Feder, sb. father, S; see Fader.

Feder, sb. feather, MD; see Fether.

Fedramme, sb. plumage, S3; see feA deg.-*erhome.

Fee, sb. cattle, property, money, PP, S2; feo, MD; fe, S, S2, PP; feh, MD.—­AS. feoh:  OS. fehu; cp.  Lat. pecus.

Feend, sb. enemy, fiend., C2, C3; fend, S, S2; feende, PP; feont, S; ueond, S ; fond, MD ~; fynd~, MD; fende, S2, S3; feondes, pl., S; fendes, S, S2; fiendes, S; vyendes, S2; feendis, W.—­AS. fA(C)ond, pr. p. of fA(C)on., to hate; cp.  Goth. fiands, fijands, enemy, pr. p. of fijan,, to hate.

Feendli, adj. fierce, devilish (= Lat. diabolica), W; feondliche, adv. fiercely, S; feendly, C3.—­AS. fA(C)ondlic, fA(C)ondlice.

Feer,, sb. companion, S3; see Fere.

Fees, sb. pl. landed possessions, cities, S2; feys, HD; feus, PP.—­OF. feu, fiu, in pl. feus, fieus, fius, fiez, all found in Roland; also OF. fie (Bartsch), F. fief\ probably of Teutonic origin, cp.  OHG. fihu, property; see Braune, in ZRP. x. 262.  See Fee.

Feet, sb. deed, C2, PP; see Fet.

Feffement, sb. possession, Manip., PP.

Feffen, v. to put into possession, MD, PP; feffede, pt. s., S2.—­OF. feffer; cp.  Low Lat. feoffare.  See Fees.

Feht; see Fighten.

Fei, sb. faith, S2; fey, C2, C3; see FeiA deg..

Feier, adj. fair, S; see Fayre.

Feierlec, sb. beauty, S.

Feild, sb. field, MD. Comb.:  feild-*going, a walking out of doors, S3.  See Feld.

Feir, sb. companion, S3; see Fere.

Feir, adj. fair, S, PP; see Fayre.

Feire, adv. kindly, PP, S, S2.

Feiren, v. to make fair, S.

FeiA deg., sb. faith, S, PP; feyth, PP; feth, S3; fei3*Az, S2; fei, S2; fey, C2, C3; fai, S2; fay, G, PP. Phr.:  ye-feth, in faith, S3.—­OF. fei, feit, feid:  Lat. fidem.

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