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fading n arrangement, order, disposition;
[OE fadung]
faining adj fond, contented;
[OE fægen]
fairway n 1. golf: the area of short grass between the tee (= place where you first hit the ball) and the green (= place where the ball should enter a hole)
2. nautical: a navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places;
[OED]
fand vb try, test, experience;
[OE fandian]
fandle vb visit; beseek* (*as in Dan./Norw. 'besøk', NGH 'besuchen')
[from Old Frisian]
Faraday's Candle n electricity; ghost-fire; edison-ware, glaremight.
[Michael Faraday, electricity pioneer.]
farlooker n an instrument used to see things far away; telescope
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fasthavle adj retentive, tenacious;
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father dust n pollen;
[<poetic O.E. 'father (source or originator)& dust (pollen): a fine powdery dust']
fat-thistle pear n opuntia ficus;
[O.E (protologism)]
fay vb to fit, to join, to unite, to lie close;
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fayness n variety, diversity;
[<OE fægnys]

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feardom n the state of living in fear or being subject to laws and policies based on fear.;
[<OE: fear & dom.]
feir n companion;
[OE]
fellow adj Relating to rank and status in society.; social
[fellow]
fellowdom n Policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.; socialism
[fellow+dom]
fellower n Believing in the ideas of socialism; socialist
[fellow+er]
ferd n An army, company, or journey; military expedition, host, band, group
[Dialectical/Obsolete, OE fyrd, ME ferde]
ferding n 50 acres of land;
[Obsolete]
ferly adj wildly unexpected, amazingly odd, wonderfully strange;
[<OE 'færlic' and ME 'ferly']
ferren adv from remote place/time;
[OE feorran]
ferrow n life, soul, spirit; life, soul
[OE feorh]
ferrowfain n happy to be alive, fain to live;
[OE feorhfægen]
ferth n mind, spirit;
[OE ferhþ]
fethern adj paternal (in relation); having the same father;
fethernbrother n paternal half-brother; brother by the same father; paternal half-brother
fethernsister n paternal half-sister; sister by the same father; paternal half-sister

Fi[]

filfoot n swastika; swastika, gammadion cross, Hakenkreuz, cross cramponnée, croix gammée, tetraskelion
[OE fylfot]
Filibrook n February; Mudmonth, Soalmonth
[OE calendar (brook filling)]
findle n invention;
[OE fyndele]
find oneself off with vb to accept, to come to terms with (He coulde never find himself off with the tragedy); accept
[calque from German sich abfinden mit]
findstand n position in space; where something can be found; location
[compound: 'find' + 'stand']
fire-brand words noun neologisms;
[Old.English]

Fl[]

flatstaves n flat bricks piled together; tiles
['flat' + 'staves']
fleam n river, stream, watercourse, bourne, beck; stream, runnel, yea
[OE: fleama]
fleck n a small bit of a thing; grain, particle
[unknown]
fleet n river, watercourse, often fast flowing, flood. 2. a ship, ships collectively; stream, runnel, yea, bourne.
[OE: fleot: to float.]
flightcare n an aeromedical service with doctors and nurses travelling in helicopters, aeroplanes and road vehicles to reach and treat patients wherever they may be.;
[OE: flight & care]
flightmare n a frightening journey by air. 2. a computer game.;
[flight & mare (of nightmare)]

Fo[]

fogbow n a white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets;
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fold n earth, terra firma;
[OE folde]
folkdom n a land that is wielded by its folk ("republic" in English); as gainstanding to a kingdom, which is wielded by a king/queen, or has a king/queen as its head; republic, gemaenewealth
[neologism, somewhat based on ð OE léodscearu, from folk "people" + -DOM (suffix denoting realm or state of being)]
folkshire n self-government of people, regardless of class, in their local communities; democracy, shiremight
[folk ‘people’ + shire ‘local community, government’, calque of Gk. δῆμος ‘people of a rural district’ + κράτος ‘might’]
folksmight n a system of government in which the people make the decisions; democracy
[calque on democracy < Gk demokratia, literally demos 'people, folk' + kratos 'might, strength']
folm n hand;
[OE folm]
forbind vb to bind up; connect
[OE forbindan]
forblad adj covered in blood, murderous rage;
[c.f. 'forswat;' 'for'+'blead']
forblow vb blow or toss about; puff up, inflate; inflate
[ME [forblowen][1], OE forblāwan]
forbow vb decline;
[OE forbugan]
forbus n example; model, template, archetypte
[from OE forebysen]
fordher, forther adj ;
[OÞ firi- + -þeraz; cognate with YG πρότερος]
forhewth adj precise;
[for- + hew (wordlore 1) + -th; kinword with Latish praecisus]
forlook vb to look ahead to towards the future.; foreshadow, predict, anticipate
[MW (Archaic), fore+look]
forsooth adv in truth (can be used to express disbelief in an ironic sense); indeed, in fact, in sooth
[OED (Archaic), OE foſrōþ, ME forſoþe/forſothe(Spelling varies)]
forshild vb To condemn; to make guilty. Past tense: forshilded; Present tense: forshilding; Synonym with "to convict", "to condemn", "to damn", etc
[From the Old English "forscyldigian", which holds the same meanings as above.]
forthink [2] vb to regret (to change the mind of oneself); renounce, repent
[MW & CED (Archaic), OE þyncan & forþencan (mistrust, despise), ME forthynken/forthinken]
fordwilm vb confound;
[OE]
fordwine vb vanish, disappear; dwindle
[OE fordwinan]
foreathily adv very easily, facilely; easily, smoothly, deftly
[OE: fore, an augmentative or strengthing of the meaning & eaðe: eathly, easily.]
forebeholding n reservation, booking;
[NHG Vorbehaltung]
forefighter n a soldier, warrior, champion.; fighter, fighting-man, harman, knight. (one who is at the front fighting)
[OE. fore: at the front & feohtan: fighting.]
forekind n ancestors, predecessors, progenitors; forefathers, forebears, fore-elders, erekin.
[OE: fore: ancient, before & cynn: kind.]
foremeal noun a small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one's appetite.; appetizer, starter
[fore-meal]
foreshadow vb to presage, or suggest something in advance;
[OED]
foreshorten vb to abreviate;
[neolism: fore + shorten]
forestall vb to prolong, draw out;
[neolism: fore + stall]
foretide n antiquity, past ages, olden times, prehistoric times);
[calque from Ge Vorzeit, Nl voortijd]
fore-wit n foresight.; prudence
[OE. forewitan]
forgo v to go without, leave behind, omit or give up something at the start of or during a travel; refrain from, abstain from using or taking; to go by or pass over without using
[O.E. "forgan" from "for"(for) + "gan"(go). This word uses the same time tenses as "go".]
forgrittew adj progressive;
[for- + grit + -ew (<PIE -iHwós); kinword with Latish progressivus]
forhele vb to hide; conceal;
[ME forhelen, OE forhelan]
forlet vb to abandon; give up; leave; leave behind;
[ME forleten, OE forlǣtan (see Fr. ferlitte, Du. verlaten, NHG verlassen)]
form adj first; erst, first, prime
[OE forma; cognate with Latin primus]
formeal vb negotiate;
[OE formælan]
formonther vb demonstrate;
[for- + OE mon + -þor]
fornheaf n ;
[OE forma + heaf; cognate with Latish princeps]
fornheafsel n, adj principal;
[OE forma + heaf + E -sel]
fornheafselt n principality;
[OE forma + heaf + -sel + -t]
forrede n treason;
[OE forrǽdan, Du. verraden, NHG verraten]
forsay vb to say something on one's behalf; defend;
[neolism: for + say]
forstand vb to represent; literally to stand for;
[neolism: for + stand]
forswat adj covered in sweat, become overheated;
[ME: 'for' + 'sweat']
forthgang n progress; going forward: advancement or an advance; progress; going out; drain
[OE forþgang]
forthginge adj progressive; moving forward: advancing, progressing; progressive; increasing
[forþgenġe]
forthput vb to put forth, bring forth, show,; to present
[forth + put]
forþring vb drive out, rescue from, defend against, elbow, displace;
[OE forþringan]
the four sights n The four sights are four things described in the legendary account of Gautama Buddha's life which led to his realization of the impermanence and ultimate state of dissatisfaction of conditioned existence. According to this legend, before these encounters Siddhārtha Gautama had been confined to his palace by his father, who feared that he would become an ascetic if he came into contact with sufferings of life according to a prediction. However, on his first venture out of the palace with his charioteer Channa, he observed four sights: an old man, a sick man, a corpse and a beggar ascetic. These obs ervations affected him deeply and made him realize the sufferings of all beings, and compelled him to begin his spiritual journey as a wandering ascetic, which eventually led to his enlightenment.;
[OE. four & sight]
fourth n One piece of something that has been split into four equal pieces, 25% of a whole; A coin or currency that is 1/4 of the single and whole 1.; quarter, 25 cents
[four-th]
Fowland n Pakistan;
[from PG fau (loanword with PIr pawHākáh + "land")]

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freave n vowel;
[OE freave: blend of free breathe (Barnes suggestion for 'vowel')]
freech n danger;
[OE fréĉen]
freesomdom n The holding of liberatian views.; libertarian
[Free+somer+dom]
freerich n a form of government by all the citizens, a republic; republic, folkdom;
[free+rich. Umwriting of Þeetch freistaat, oðer word for republik noted in Þeetchland after 1918]
freesome n the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.; liberty, freedom, indepedence
[free+some]
freesomer n An adherent of libertarianism; libertarian
[free+some+er]
freeward adj Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.; Liberal, open-minded
[(Free+ward+er)]
freewardom n holding on the liberal values; liberalism, openmindness
[(free+ward+dom)]
fremd adj belonging to a different country or culture; foreign
[OE fremd]
frey n lord, king, husband; man
[OE frēa]
frim adj 1. fresh 2. <OE freme 'vigorous, flourishing';
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frimdy adj curious;
[OE frymdig]
friþ/frith n peace, freedom from molestation, protection, safety; security, harmfast
[obsolete and poetic OE friþ/friðu akin to OS frithu and ON friðr]
frithstool n a stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection to those seeking sanctuary;
[OED]
frod adj wise, knowing;
[OE]
frodship n city council;
[from Dutch vroedschap]
frosh n frog, toad;
[rare/dialectical from OE frosc]
froðer vb change, wend;
[contraction of for - other (cf. Du. veranderen)]
frover vb console;
[OE frefran]
frow n woman, lady; quean, queen
[OE frēo, frōwe]
froward [3] adj difficult to deal with; contrary;
[OE fromweard.]
the frozen middle phr the most conservative layer in the organization. It is the most resistant to new ways of doing business, and to innovative ideas and perspectives. "Middle-status conformity effect" leads individuals to choose the safety of the tried-and-true over inventiveness and ingenuity;
[OE]

Fu[]

fungather n 1. a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment. 2. a formally constituted political group, typically operating on a national basis, that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government.; party, meeting, group, faction
[fun-ga-ther]
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