Ficchen, v. to fix, MD; fitchid, pp., W, W2; fichyt, B.—­OF. ficher (Ps. 31. 4); Late Lat. *_figicare_, from Lat. figere, to fix, see Diez (s.v. ficcare).

Fieble, adj. feeble, C2, P; see Feble.

Field, sb. field, S2; see Feld.

Field-wode, sb. name of a plant, S2.

Field-wort, sb. gentian, HD; feldwort, herba luminaria, Alph.

Fiers, adj. fierce, S2, C2, C3; fierse, PP; see Fers.

FierA deg.e, ord. fourth, S, P; see Ferthe.

Fife, num. five, S; fyf, PP, C2; fiff, B; fiffe, B; uiue, S; fyue, S2, PP; fif, PP.—­AS. fA-f:  Goth. fimf, see Sievers, 185.

Fifetende, ord. fifteenth, S2.

Fif-fald, five-fold, MD; fif-folde, S.

Fiff-sum, adj. five in all, B.

Fifte, ord. fifth, S; fifA3/4e, S; fyfte, PP.—­AS. fA-fta.

Fifte-siA deg.e, adv. fifthly, S.

Fighten, v. to fight, PP; fi3*te, S; vy3*te, S2; fihten, PP, S2; fe3*tande, pr. p., S2; feaht, pt. s., MD; faht, MD; feht, MD; fauht, PP; faught, MD, C2; fuht-*en, pl., S; fu3*ten, S; fouhten, PP; fou3*ten, PP; i-fouhte, pp., PP; y-fou3*te, PP; foughten, C; fou3*ten, PP.—­AS. feohtan, pr. s. fiht, pt. feaht (pl. fuhton), pp. fohten; cp.  OHG. fehtan (Otfrid).

Figure, sb. figure, MD, C2; figour, MD; uigour, MD; figures (of speech), C2.—­AF. figure; Lat, figura.

Figurie, sb. figured work, S3.

Fihten, v. to fight, S2, PP; see Fighten.

Fiht-lac, sb. fighting, S.—­AS. feoht-lAic.

Fikel, adj. fickle, treacherous, MD; fikil, H (Ps. 39. 21); fykil, G; fickle, fidgety, S3.—­AS. ficol, inconstant.

Fiken, v. to be fidgety, to go about idly, MD, HD; to flatter, play the hypocrite, deceive, MD.—­Cp.  AS. be-fician, to deceive, to go round.

Fil, pt. s. fell, C2, PP; fyl, S2; see Fallen.

File, sb. concubine, P; fyle, HD.—­OF. fille, filie, daughter, wench; Lat. filia.

Fille, sb. wild thyme, S2, MD; serpillum, Voc.; fill, rest-harrow, HD. Phr. :  not worth a fille, MD.—­AS. fille.

Filstnien, v. to help; filstnede, pt. s., S.—­AS.  See Fulst.