Felnesse, sb. astuteness (= Lat. astutia), W2.

Felon, sb. villain, traitor, PP; feloun, PP; felloun, S3; felloune, S3.—­AF. feloun, felon, acc. of fel.  See Fel.

Felonie, sb. base wickedness, MD; felony, S; felonye, S2, S3, C3, W2.

Felonliche, adv. cruelly, PP; felun-*lyche, S2; felounelich, PP; felunly, S2.

Fen, sb a section of Avicenna’s book on medicine called the Canon, C3, CM.—­Arabic fan, a branch, division, category; cp.  Ducange (s.v. fen).

Fen, sb. mud, mire, marsh, dung, S2, S2, G, H; fenne, Voc., Prompt.,W; uenne, S.—­AS. fenn: Goth. fani, mud, clay.

Fenden, v. to defend, PP; fend, imp. s., S3.—­From OF. defendre; Lat. defendere.

Fenestre, sb. window, PP; fenystaris, pl., S3.—­OF. fenestre; Lat. fenestra.

Feng; see Fon, v.

Fenkel, sb. fennel, MD, PP; fenecel, Voc.; fenkil, PP; fynkel, PP; fynkyl, Voc.; fenel, PP; fenyl, S2. Comb.:  fenel seed, PP.—­Lat. feniculum, foeniculum; cp.  AS. fenol (Voc.).

Feole; see Fele.

Feond, sb. enemy, PP; feont, S; feond-es, pl., S; see Feend.

Feord, sb. army, S; see Ferd.

Feorden, pt. pl., fared, S; see Feren.

Fer, sb. fire, S; fere, dat., S2; uere, S2; ueree, S; see Fur.

Fer, adj., adv. far, PP, S, S2, C2; ferr, S, S2, PP; uer, S2; feor, S; ueor, S; for, S; ferre, comp., C; ferrer, S3, C, PP; ferrest, superl, PP. Comb.:  ferforth, far away, completely, S2, S3, C2, C3; farforth, S3; feoruoA3/4, S.—­AS. feorr:  OS. fer; cp.  Goth. fairra.  Cf. Aferre.

Ferd, sb. an expedition, army, MD; fA|rd, S; feord, S; uerd, MD; ferde, MD; furde, dat., MD; ferde, pl., S; ferdes, MD; verden, dat., S; uerdes, MD.—­AS. fird, fyrd, ferd.  See Faren.

Ferd, sb. fear, PP, G; feerd, MD; ferde, dat., MD, CM, S2.

Ferdful, adj. causing terror, timid, MD, W, W2; feerdful, W2.

Ferdlayk, sb. fear, MD.

Ferdnes, sb. fear, MD, S2.

Fere, v. to frighten, terrify, PP, S2, W; feare, S3; feere, CM; fered, pp., S2, C3; ferd, S2; ferde, S3; feared, S3.—­AS. fA|*ran, to frighten.