Fettle, sb. girdle, belt, horse-girth, JD.  Cp.  Icel. fetill, OHG. fezil.

Fettlen, v. to bind, fit, make ready, set in order, MD; fettle, to tie up, put in order, JD; fetyl, JD; fettled, pp., S2.

Feute, sb. track, scent, S2, MD; fewte, vestigium, Prompt.; fute, odour, Prompt.; foute, S2. Comb.:  foote-saunte, scent, DG.

Feuer, sb. fever, PP; feuere, PP; feure, PP; fyueris, pl., W.—­AF. fevre; Lat. febrem.

Feuerere, sb.  February, HD; feuerel, HD; feuir3*er, S3; feuer3*ere, HD (s.v. fraiste).—­OF. fevrier; Late Lat. *_febrarium_; Lat. februarium (mensem).

Fewe, adj. pl. few, S, PP; feaw, S2; veaw, S2; fawe, S; feawe, S; vewe, S2; fA|u, S; fo, S; fon, S2; fa, H (Ps. 101. 25); foner, comp., S2.—­AS. fA(C)awe; cp.  Goth. faws.

Fewnyng, sb. thrusting, S3.  See Foynen.

Fewte, sb. fealty, S3, Prompt., HD; feute, MD.—­AF. feaute, fA"alte; Lat. fidelitatem.

Fey; see FeiA deg..

Feydom, sb. the state of being near death, or that conduct which is supposed to indicate it, JD.  See below.

Feye, adj. dead, doomed to death, feeble, S, S2, MD; fey, JD, HD; fay, MD; fA|ie, pl. dead, S, MD; fA|i3*e, MD.—­AS. fA|*ge; cp.  Icel. feigr; see CV.

Feyn, adj. fain, S2; see Fayn.

Feynen, v. to feign, C2, C3, PP; feine, Prompt., MD; feyneden, pt. pl., S2; fayneden, S3; y-feyned, pp., C2.—­AF. feindre (pr. p. feignant); Lat. fingere.

Feynt, adj. feigned, false, also weak, faint, MD, Prompt.; faint, MD; feynte, pl., PP.—­OF. feint, pp. of feindre.

Feynten, v. to be weak, MD, Prompt.

Feynting, sb. fainting, failing, C2.

Feyntise, sb. deceit, hypocrisy, also weakness, cowardice, MD, S2, P; fayntis, H; fayntise, S3.

Feyre, sb. fair, PP; faire, P; fayre, PP; feyres, pl., P. Phr.:  this feire is i-doon, this fair is done, everything is sold, there is no more business to be done, G.—­OF. feire (mod. foire); Late Lat. feria, a fair; from Lat. feriae, holidays.

Feyrie, sb. fairy origin, S2; see Fayerye.

Fe3*en, v. to join, MD; veien, MD; i-ueied, pp., S.—­AS. fA(C)gan; cp.  OHG. fuagen (Otfrid).  See Fo3*.