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.

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.

Frounce, sb. a fold, plait, ND; frounces, pl., PP; flounce, SkD.—­OF. fronce, wrinkle (Bartsch).  For interchange of fr and fl cf. Frokke.

Frouncen, v. to knit the brow, wrinkle, fold, MD, ND, HD; frounsen, HD; frounced, pp., S3; fronst, HD.—­OF. froncer; Late Lat. frontiare.

Frount, sb. front, forehead, S2, MD, B.—­AF. frount, frunt; Lat. frontem.

Frude, sb. frog, MD; fruden, pl., S.—­Icel. frauA deg.r; cp.  Dan. frA.

Frume, sb. beginning, MD; frome, MD.—­AS. fruma; cp.  Goth. frums.

Frumentee, sb. furmety, wheat boiled in milk, MD, HD; frumenty, MD, HD; furmente, MD; firmentie, S3.—­OF. frumentee, fromentee; Late Lat. frumentata; from Lat. frumentum, corn (OF. froment, forment, wheat, corn).

FrumA deg.e, sb. beginning, S; urumA deg.e, MD.—­AS. frymA deg.a (frumA deg.).

Frustir, adj. frustrated, useless, JD, S3.—­Cp.  OF. frustrer; Lat. frustrare.

Frut, sb. fruit, S, S2; fruit, S; fruyt, C3; froit, MD; froyt, H (Ps. 125. 6); fryt, S2; frutis, pl., B; froytis, B.—­OF. frut (fruit); Lat. fructum.

Fruytesteres, sb. pl. f., women fruitsellers, C3.

Fugel, Fuhel; see Foul.

Ful, adj. foul, S; fule, adv., S. Comb.; ful-itohen, S. See Foul.

Ful, pt. s., fell, S, PP.  See Fallen.

Ful, adj. full, S. Comb.:  ful iwis, full assuredly, S; fol iwis, S; ful out, completely, W2; to ful, completely, S2.  See Full.

Ful, sb. a goblet full of drink, a toast at a heathen feast; uul, S.—­AS. ful; cp.  Icel. full; see Grimm, Teut.  M., p. 60.

Ful-bringen, v. to complete, MD; fullbrohht, pp., MD.

Fulcning, sb. baptism, S; folcninge, dat., S. See Fulhtnen.

Ful-don, v. to accomplish, S.

Ful-endin, v. to bring to an end, S; fulendy, S.

Ful-forA deg.ien, v. to perform, S.

Ful-fremien, v. to perfect, MD; full-*fremedd, pp., S.

Ful-fullen, v. to fulfil, perfect, to fill full, MD; folvellet, imp. pl., S; fulfellA3/4, pr. s., S; uuluelden, pt. pl., S; folfult, pp., S2; fulfild, S2.

Ful-hed, sb. fulness, S2; folhed, MD.

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