Foul-hed, sb. folly, H. See Foule.

Foundement, sb. foundation, S3, W.

Founden, v. to found, PP; fundit, pp., S3; y-founde, S3; foundun, W.—­OF. fonder, Lat. fundare.

Foundour, sb. founder, PP.—­OF. fondeur; Lat. fundatorem.

Foundren, v. to founder, also to cause to sink, MD; foundre, C; foundered, pp., S2; fowndryd (as horse), PP.—­OF. fondrer, an extended form of fonder, to fall (Bartsch); see also Diez, p. 144.

Founs, sb. bottom, S2; founce, MD, WA.—­OF, fons (Bartsch); Lat. fundus; cp.  Prov. founs, deep (Diez, p. 143).

Foure, num. four, C3, PP; fower, S; uour, S; fuwer, MD; faur, MD; faure, S2; fawre, S2; fowre, S2.—­AS. fA(C)ower, OS. fiuwar:  Goth. fidwor; cp.  OWel. petguar, Lat. quatuor.

Foute, sb. scent, trace of a beast of chase, S2; see Feute.

Fownys, sb. pl. fawns, S3; see Fawn.

Foyne, sb. a foin, thrust, S3; prick, punctus, Manip.; foines, pl., ND.

Foynen, v. to thrust or lunge with a sword, MD, C; feyne, MD; foignen, MD; foin, ND, Sh.; foygnede, pt. s., MD; foyneden, pl., MD; fwn3*eit, B.

Fo3*, sb. mutual consent, junctura, MD; fo3*e, dat., S.—­AS. fA cubedg, gefA cubedg.

Fra, Fra-; see Fro.

Fraisten, v. to try, prove, MD, JD, HD; fraisted, pp., MD, S2, HD.—­Icel. freista; cp.  Goth, fraAsan, AS. frAisian.

Frake, sb. a man, HD; see Freke.

Frakly, adv. keenly, greedily, hastily, S2, B, JD.  See Frek.

Frakne, sb. freckle, lentigo, Prompt.; frakyn, lenticula, Voc.; freken, neuus, Manip., HD; frecken, Palsg., Manip.; fraknes, pl., HD, C; freknes, MD.—­Icel. frekna.

Fraknede, pp. freckled, HD.

Frakny, adj. freckled, Prompt.

Fram, prep, from, S, S2, PP; vram, S2; urom, S. Comb.:  fram-ward, prep. away from, MD, HD; frommard, S; urommard, S.—­AS. fram (from) and fromweard, ‘aversus.’  Cp. Fro.

Frame, sb. benefit, advantage, S, S2; freme, MD; ureme, MD.—­AS. fremu; Icel. frami, advancement. Fremu is from AS. fram (from), excellent.

Framien, v. to serve, benefit,. refresh, accomplish, MD; fremmen, MD; freme, S, HD; frame, JD.—­AS. fremian.