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Revision as of 05:15, 3 June 2014
Old English | sp | English |
Fade | vb | OE. fadian. - to dispose, sort, arrange. |
Fain | n | Gladness, joy, pleasure. |
Fain | vb | To be delighted, glad, rejoice. 2. to desire, wish. 3. to pretend kindness. 4. to make glad, congratulate. 5. to rejoice in, enjoy, to take gladly, show preference for |
Fain | adj. | Glad, rejoiced, well-pleased; hence necessitated, obliged; disposed willing, eager. 2. well-pleased, flattered, as 'fine words to make fair maidens fain.' 3. glad under the circumstances; glad or content to take a certain course in default of opportunity for anything better; the lesser of two evils. 4. necessitated, obliged. 5. disposed, inclined or willing, eager. 6. apt, wont, wish. 7. well disposed, favourably. |
Fain | phr | "Fain and Fain" - gladly and willingly, with pleasure. |
Fain | phr | "Full Fain" - |
Fain | phr | "Glad and Fain" - |
Fain | phr | "I Would Have Fained Otherwise" |
Fainhood | n | Gladness, joy. |
Faining | adj | Gladsome, affectionate, also longing, wishful. |
Fainlessly | adv | Without attempted evasion. |
Fainly | adv | Gladly, eagerly. |
Fain-ness | n | Quality or state of being fain. 2. eagerness, gladless, joy. |
Fair | n | |
Fair | adj | Things in general: clean, unspoiled, unstained, beautiful, agreeable, delightful, considerable, free from blemish, elegant. 2. of animals: beautiful, handsome, as the roebuck, the swan, the partridge. 3. of sounds: agreeable, delightful. 4. desirable, reputable. of an estate: considerable, handsome in amount. 5. external manifestations, words, promises: attractive, or pleasing at first sight or hearing; specious, plausible, flattery. 6. of light complexion, free from blemish, disfigurement. 7. of fruit, flesh : sound, free from disease or specks. 8. of water: clean, pure, clear not cloudy. 9. handwriting: legible, cursed. 10. of a surface: free from roughness, or irregularities, smooth. 11. of character, conduct, reputation: free from moral stain, unblemished. |
Fair | phr | "Fair Enough" |
Fair | phr | "Fair to Middling"- slightly above the average. |
Fair | phr | "Full Fed and Fair" |
Fair | phr | "Have the Fair of" - get the better of. |
Fair | phr | "Make Fair Weather" - |
Fair | phr | "To Make It Fair with" - to deal complaisantly. |
Fair | phr | "To Stand Fair" - to be beautiful. |
Fair-ankled | adj | |
Fair-born | adj | |
Faird | n | Ferd, fyrd, fare:to go. 2. motion, rush, impetus, hence impetuosity, violent onset. |
Fair day | n | Success in battle, life, work. |
Fair Deal | n | |
Fair-Dealer | n | |
Fair-dealing | adj | Honourable, honest. |
Fair-doing | adj | Trustworthy. |
Fair-eyed | adj | |
Fair go | n | |
Fair-haired | adj | Having fair or light-coloured hair. |
Fair-haired son | n | Favoured or favorite, blue-eyed boy. |
Fair-headed | adj | Beautiful, attractive, appealing |
Fair-in-sight | n | The flower 'The Bluebell" |
Fairish | adj | Moderately good, passable, tolerably well (in health). 2. merry in drink. 3. considerable in amount. 4. in a fair manner, to a fair degree. |
Fair-like | adj | In good condition, well-looking, healthy |
Fairly | adv | Of appearance: beautifully, handsomely. 2. in a bad sense: speciously. 3. of writing: elegantly, neatly, courteously, respectfully. 4. candidly, impartially, without undue advantage on either side. 5. becomingly, fitly, properly, suitably, proportionately. 6. proper by lawful means, legitimately, opposed to foully. 7. gently, peacefully, quickly, sublety. 8. clearly, distinctly, plainly. |
Fairlock | adj | Fairness, beauty. |
Fair Maid of Kent | n | Crowfoot: Ranunculus acaniflorus. |
Fair-minded | adj | |
Fair-mindedness | adj | |
Fairness | n | Condition or quality of being fair. 2. beauty, abstractly something that is fair. 3. of women: lightness of colour of skin, complexion. 3. equitableness, fair-dealing, honesty, uprightness, impartiality. 4. of gentlemen : courtesy. |
Fairness | phr | "With Fairness" - by gentle means. |
Fair play | n | |
Fairship | n | Fairness, fair-dealing, honesty |
Fairship-ness | n | Beauty, the personality of a fair-lady. |
Fairsome | adj | Beautiful, |
Fair-speaking | adj | Eloquent, fair-spoken, gifted with fair speech, fair-tongued. 2. courteous, pleasant. 3. of words: bland; pleasant |
Fair-sunned | adj | Well-sunned. |
Fair-told | adj | Favorably told, favourably affecting one. |
Fair-tongued | adj | |
Fairway | n | |
Fair-weathered | adj | |
Fair-weather friend | n | |
Fair-world | n | A good time, state of prosperity. |
Faken | n | Fraud, guile, wickedness, crime. |
Faken | adj | Deceitful, fraudulent. |
Faken-deed | n | A wicked deed, a sin. |
Fakenfulness | n | Deceitfulness, deceit. |
Fakenless | adj | Without deceit, simple, innocent. |
Faldage | n | An old privilege by which the lord of the manor could set up folds in any field within the manor, in which his tenants were obliged to put their sheep, the object being to manure the land. |
Faldfee | n | Some kind of manorial dues, as "fald and fee". |
Faldstol | n | An armless chair used by bishops and other prelates. 2. a movable, folding-stool or desk at which worshippers kneel |
Fall | n | Disemboguement of a river; the place where this occurs: the mouth. 2. something that falls, as a trapdoor; pitfall. |
Fall | vb. | |
Fall | phr | "Fall after" - of a dream, to come true. |
Fall | phr | "Fall at " - at hand; to be near at hand. 2. to be going to happen. |
Fall | phr | "Fall away" - one who falls away from religion; apostasy. |
Fall | phr | "Fall back" |
Fall | phr | "Fall Back Upon" |
Fall | phr | "Fall behind" - |
Fall | phr | "FalL By" |
Fall | phr | "Fair fall or Foul Fall" - may good or evil befall you. |
Fall | phr | "Fall For"- |
Fall | phr | "Fall forth" - to fall out, (to drop out; to happen, occur, to quarrel, fight. |
Fall | phr | "Fall From" - |
Fall | phr. | "Fall in" -realize, understand. 2. to come upon by chance; light upon. |
Fall | phr | "Fall in Hand to" - to set oneself a course of action; set upon a person. |
Fall | phr | "Fall Into" - to come upon by chance. |
Fall | phr | "Fall in With" - adopt, comply with s.t. already existing, join |
Fall | phr | "Fall on (upon)" - to come upon by chance. |
Fall | phr | "Fall on One's Feet" - |
Fall | phr | "Fall Through" - |
Fall | phr | "Fall To" - |
Fall | phr | "Fall Under" |
Fall | phr | "Fall Upon" |
Fall | phr | "Fall What Can" - what will fall, happen, befall |
Fall | phr | "Fall With" - |
Fall | phr | "Fall Within" |
Fall | phr | "Ride for a Fall" |
Fallenness | n | The state of being fallen; esp. degeneracy, (degeneration) consequent upon "The Fall" |
Fallen-stars | n | The plant "Tremella nostoc" |
Fallen woman | n | One who has surrendered her chastity. |
Faller | n | One who falls or fails in various senses. 2. a faller of timber |
Falling | n | |
Falling-in-Love | n | The state or condition of being enamoured or being in love. |
Falling | phr | "The Falling of the Leaf" - autumn, fall. 2. depression of the soul. |
Falling | phr | "Falling in Love"- |
Falling-sickness | n | Epilepsy. |
Falling star | n | A meteor; a shooting star. |
Falling-weather | n | Applied to the weather in which rain, snow or hail falls or may be expected to fall. |
Fall-less | adj | Having no Fall or Autumn. 2. fruit that stays on the vine. 3. aa boxer who cannot be knocked down. |
Fall-out | n | Consequences, blowback; harm, disadvantage. 2. radioactive refuse. |
Fallow | n | Ground plough and harrowed, but left uncropped for a year or more. 2 Fallowness: the condition of being fallow, idleness |
Fallow | vb | Fade, wither, grow pale, blanch. 2. to plough |
Fallow | adj | Pale brownish or reddish yellow in colour |
Fallow-deer | n | Cervus damo or Dama vulgaris. |
Fallowed | adj | |
Fallow-finch | n. | The plant wheatear (saxicola oeananthe) |
Fallowing | n | The action or operation of ploughing and breaking up land; an instance of this. 2. method or system by which land is ploughed. |
Fallowness | n | The condition of being fallow. 2. idleness |
False | adj | Origin: before 1000; ME, late OE. fals < Latin falsus feigned, false, orig. past participle of fallere to deceive; reinforced by or reborrowed from AF., OF. fals, erroneous, wrong, not according to rule or principle or law; not true or correct; erroneous. 2. uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness. 3. not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend. 4. tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive. 5. not genuine; counterfeit. 6. dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously: 'did he speak false against me? 7. play someone false, to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless. 8.not in accordance with the truth or facts. 9. irregular or invalid: a false start. 10. un-truthful or lying: a false tale. 11. not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake: false eyelashes. 12. being or intended to be misleading or deceptive. 13. based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts: false pride. 14. ( prenominal ) (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified: false hellebore. 15. serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily: a false keel 16. music a. (of a note, interval, etc) out of tune. b. (of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone. c. (of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect. |
False | phr | "Play someone false" - to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless. |
False dawn | n | A transient light which precedes the true dawn by about an hour (a phenomena common in The East, also fig. |
Falsedom | n | Treachery, untruthness, falsehood. |
False-hearted | adj | |
False-heartedness | n | |
Falsehood | n | |
Falseship | n | The quality of being false. 2. untruthfulness, dishonesty, decency. |
False-tongued | adj | |
Fan | n | An instrument for winnowing grain. 2. a basket for separating corn from chaff by throwing it into the air. 3. instrument for blowing a fire. 4. delta of a river. |
Fan | vb | To winnow corn or corn. 2. to flap like a bird in flight; flutter. 3. of the wind: blow to move or drive the air about; also, to stir water in this way. 4. to wave to create movement of air. |
Fand | vb | To put to proof by test (a person or thing). 2. to make a trial of one's strength or skill. 3. to taste or try food. 4. to prove, try, try to find out, experiment with. 5. to examine, scam. 6. to test, tempt, prove God. 6. to endeavor to lead into evil (tempt). 7. in a good or neutral sense: to try to induce someone to do something. 8. to have experience of dealing with a person or matter. 9. to have carnal knowledge with. 10. to enquire, seek. look for, enquire into a matter. 11. to search a place for, explore. 12 to ask. 13. to attempt, ask. 14. to busy oneself, to go, precede. 15. to attempt to undertake deed or action. 16. to take care of. |
Fanding | n | The action of trying. 2. a testing or putting to proof; a trial. 3. a trying to do or find out something. 4. an attempt, experiment. 5. temptation. 6. tempting by providence. |
Fane | n | Pennant, banner, flag. 2. weathercock |
Fang | n | A catch, grip, a tight grasp, capture. 2. the act or fact of catching or seizing. that which is caught or taken; plunder, spoils, booty. 3. an instrument for catching or holding, a noose, trap, snare. |
Fang | n | A tooth, a human tooth, a canine tooth. 2. a canine tooth, tusk, applied general to animals, spec. to teeth of dogs, wolves, etc. 3. the venom tooth of a snake. 4. mandible of an insect. 5. a claw. talon. 6. a tapering pointed part of anything which is embedded in something else. 6. a tang, spike, tang of a tooth. 7. root of a tooth, or one of the prongs that divide it. |
Fang | vb | To grasp, seize, hold on to, take hold of, lay hold of something or someone. 2. to fang up: to pluck up the heart or courage; to take up, get, procure, as in to fang cristendom: to take up christian belief; receive Christian baptism; to fang mankind: to become human in nature, to welcome, receive a guest, promise, resolve, undertake; To fang to- to take one's way, sponsor in. 4. to fang with in the embrace; with or under the protection or safety of. 5. to lose the fang- to miss one's aim; fail in an attempt. 6. of a thief: "taken in fang" (plunder). |
Fang | phr | "To Fang One's Way" - to undertake a battle. 2. to take or engage a person or a thing for a purpose; promise, resolve. 3. to take one's way, go proceed. 4. go set about, proceed, begin, start. |
Fang | phr | "to Strike one's Fangs into" - to bite, savage, menace. |
Fanging | n | The action of verb: grasping, seizing, catching, lay hold of. 2. the action of earning wages. 3. the action of standing sponsor. |
Fangless | adj | Toothless, without fangs. 2. of a tooth having no roots. |
Fangy | adj | Having a number of fangs or teeth. 2. that divided into fangs. 3. resembling fangs. |
Fanner | n | One who winnows grain with a fan. 2. one who fans himself or others. 3. |
Fanning | n | The action of winnowing. 2. the sifting of tea. 3. the fanning or moving of of air with a fan. |
Fanning-out | vb | Spreding out. |
Far | vb | To put off, remove (only in the expression of a wish). |
Far-away | adj | Distant, remote, extreme. 2. a long time ago. |
Far-awayness | n | The state or quality of being remote (ness), distance, longly removed sate. 2. what is faraway: distant parts. 3. the dim distance. 4. film taken at a distance, as distinct from "close-up". |
Far-back | n | Remote in space; inaccessibility. 2. the most remote districts or back settlements. |
Far-being | n | The state of being at a distance. |
Far-between | adj | Occurring at long intervals; infrequent. |
Far-born | adj | Born along ago. |
Far-come | adj | hat which has come from a distance. |
Fard | n | Ferd, fyrd, fare -to go. 2. motion, rush, impetus, hence impetuousity, ardour, violent onset. |
Far-day | n | The latter part of the day; the high day. |
Fardel | n | OE. forth part. |
Far-down | n | An Irish-American belonging to a family which emigrated from the North of Ireland. 2. a poor person, needy, indigent. |
Far-down | adj | Situated or existing below. |
Fare | n | A going, journeying, course, passage, voyage. 2. expedition for a journey; the rigging out of a ship; apparel, belongings. 3. a road, track. 4. track or trace of a rabbit or hare. 5. a number of person prepared for a journey. 6. a troop, multitude; a swarm of flies. 7. a passage or excursion for which a price is paid; cost of conveyance (now of persons only), but formerly, also of money for goods transported. 8. passengers collectively, convoy of passengers that engage a vehicle plying for hire. 9. mode of proceeding, bearing, demeanour, appearance, aspect. 10. doings, proceedings, actions, fighting. 11. display, pomp, commotion, uproar, fuss. 12. condition, state or state of things, welfare of things, prosperity, success. 13. food, in regard to it's quality; supply or provision (abundance or scarcity) |
Fare | n | A farrow, a litter of pigs. |
Fare | vb | |
Fare | vb | To have a litter. |
Fare | phr | "To Fare On" - to rush on, attack, assault. |
Fare | phr | "To Let Fare" - to let go |
Fare | phr | "To Make Fare" - a thing to make use of, employ, possess, live upon (food), make plentiful of food. |
Far East | n | "The Far East" - the extreme far-eastern regions of The Old World, esp. China and Japan. |
Far-eastern | adj | Pertaining or belonging to the extreme east; The Orient. |
Fare forth | vb | To go about, to go forth, depart, start. 2. to go on, advance, with respect to space and time. 3. to go by, pass way. |
Fare-free | adj | Fee paid on the quitting of a tenancy. |
Far-end | n | The extremities; the last stages of life, strength, resources. |
Farer | n | A traveler, seafarer, wayfarer. |
Far-eyed | adj | Far-sighted, far-seeing. |
Fare up | vb | To get. |
Farewell | n | |
Farewell | vb | |
Farewell | phr | "Bid Farewell" - the payment on quitting tenancy. 2. an after-taste, tang. 3. applied to a point where one bids farewell or parts from anothure person. |
Farewell | phr | "Farewell Fieldfare" - said to one of whom the speaker wishes to see no more, in allusion to the fieldfare departure northward at the end of winter. |
Farewell | phr | "Go Farewell" - to go away; be dismissed. |
Farewell | phr | "Fare you Well"- |
Farfarer | n | Far-goer, distant voyager or traveler. |
Far-fetched | adj | Brought from far; foreign. 2. of pedigree: traced from remote origin. 3. devious, circuitous. 4. of an argument, notion, simile, etc. studiously, sort out, strained, not easily or naturally introduced. |
Far-fetchedness | n | The state of being far-fetched, remote, not easily introduced, etc. |
Far-forth | adv | To a great distance or extent for. |
Far-forth day | n | Late in the day, high day. 2. in reference to distance in state, space, time, as some day (time) far into the future; thus far forth, so far forth that. |
Far-forthly | adv | To a great or definite extent; also entirely excellent. |
Far-goer | n | One who travels far or long distances. |
Far-gone | adj | Advanced to a great extent or age. |
Far-hand | n | The condition or standing of one that seeks employment away from home. |
Faring | n | Journeying, travelling, an instance of this. 2. condition or state ; esp. a passing condition of the body. 3. entertaintment; also, plural (farings)- made dishes. |
Faring | adj | That has a specified condition or state, as well faring, better faring, best faring. |
Faringly | adv | Like one in a specified condition; in a well, ill, conditioned manner |
Farish | adj | Somewhat far; |
Farish | phr | "Farish on" - late (far into) in time, as, "getting farish in years". |
Farish | phr | "Getting Farish in Years" - getting advanced in years, elderly. |
Farland | adj | Coming from a distance; foreign. |
Farly | adv | To a great extent or distance. |
Farm | n | May be related to farm : a tract of land leased. 2. food, provision, hence a banquet, feast. |
Farm | vb | To cleanse, empty, purge. |
Farmer | n | One who cleanses, empties, purges. |
Farness | n | State or fact or being far; remoteness. 2. also occasionally of sight: far-reachingness. 3. amount of distance. 4. distant part, distance. |
Far-off | adj | Long ago, long-time ago as, " far-off years, when he had his share in life's true wealth, bright youth and health". 2. far, distant, remote ( in space, in time, in relationship). 3. of thoughts, looks, (fig)- distant, from a former time (in eyes). |
Far-off | phr | "In the Far-off" - in the past; in the future. |
Far-offness | n | The state or fact of being far off; distant. |
Far out | adj | Remote, distant. 2. of music, fashion, trends, latest, most progressive, kind, avant-garde, excellent, splendid, far-fetched. |
Far-reaching | adj | That reaches for (extensive lit & fig.) 2. exerting an influence or producing an effect which extends in space or time. |
Far-reaching-ness | n | The state or quality of being far-reaching in various senses. |
Farrow | n | A young pig. 2. a litter of pigs. 3. of a sow "with farrow": with young. 4. an instance of farrow or farrowing - producing a litter. |
Farrow | vb | Of a sow: to bring forth young. 2. to produce a litter. |
Far-seeing | adj | Far-sighted, far-eyed. |
Far-side | n | "The Far-side" - the right-handed side. |
Far-sight | n | The ability to see far (lit & fig.) |
Far-sighted | adj | Furnished with the capacity for distant vision. 2. (fig.) - forecasting, prudent, shrewd. 3. able to see an object at a distant, more clearly than one at close hand. |
Far-sightedly | adv | In a far-sighted manner |
Far-sightedness | n | The state of being far-sighted. |
Farther | adv | |
Farther | adj | |
Farther-deal | n | An advantage. |
Fartherer | n | As in a "fartherer of the truth" |
Farthermore | adv | Furthermore. |
Farthermost | adj | |
Farthing | n | A coin worth one fourth or quarter of a penny. 2. name of various measures of land, as "a quarter of a hide." - a virgate ( aa rendering of the OE.gierdland); a quarter of an acre. |
Farthing-deal | n | One fourth part of anything; a quarter. 2. a quarter of an acre: a rood. |
Farthing-land | n | |
Farthing-less | adj | Without a farthing; destitute, poor, very needy, impoverished. |
Farthingworth | n | As much as is bought or sold for a farthing; a very small amount. |
Far-went | adj | That has wended or travelled far. |
Fas | n | A border, fringe. 2. something worthless. |
Fasel | n | |
Fash | n | A fringe; anything with a fringe. 2. resembling a fringe. 3. the tops of carrots, turnip, or mangolds. 4. rough edge or ridge left on nails, bullets etc. |
Fash | adj | Hairy. |
Fast | n | |
Fast | vb | |
Fast | adj | |
Fast | phr | "Fast or Loose" - ignore one's obligations, which are acknowledge to another. 2. to be slippery, inconsistent, inconstancy. |
Fast | phr | "Pull a Fast One" - take an unfair advantage. |
Fast | phr | "To Live Fast" - to expend quickly one's vital energy. 2. to have lived a dissipated life. |
Fast day | n | |
Fasten | n | Fasting, an act of fastening. |
Fasten | vb | To make fast, firm or stable. 2. to establish, settle, confirm. 3. to become firm. 4. to set firm or solid. 5. to strengthen, harden. 6. to sure, confirm, agree, ratify (an agreement). 7. to fortify. 8. to make fast (in fetters); to render unable to move. 9. to make fast to something else, attach, tie or bond of any kind 10. |
Fasten | phr | "Fasten the Feet" - to get or obtain some foothold. 2. to become firm. 3. to set firm or solid. 3. to strengthen, harden. |
Fasten | phr | "Fasten Upon" - use with material objects: stick to, adhere to, attach to. |
Fasten | phr | Fasten Together" - |
Fastener | n | One who fastens. 2. that which serves to fasten anything. 3. a warrant for arrest. |
Fastens | n | Sometimes spelt fasteens: the eve of or day before Lent- the fast of Lent: Shrove Tuesday. |
Faster | n | One who abstains from food. |
Fast fingers | n | |
Fast-food | n | |
Fast-gong | n | Fast-gong tide; fastingong: Shrove Tide. |
Fastingly | adv | In a fasting manner, abstemiously, sparing. |
Fastish | adj | Somewhat fast. |
Fastland | n | The mainland, as distinguish from islands. 2. the continent (Europe); a continent. |
Fast lane | n | |
Fast life | n | . |
Fastly | adv | In a fixed or steady manner. 2. firmly, unwaveringly. 3. without intermission or cessation. 4. closely, security. 5. quickly, rapidly, speedily; hence readily. |
Fast-mass | n | Shrove-tide. |
Fastness | n | Quality or state of being firmly fixed, fixedness, stability, firm attachment.
2. fidelity, loyalty, firm adherence. 3. close alliance. 4. quality or state of being compact or close; density, solidity. 5. of style: conciseness, pithiness. 6. capacity for gripping tightly or retaining; tenacity, retentivenss. 7. security from invasion, safety, strength. 8. difficulty of access. 9. rapidity, swiftness. 10 of persons: quality of being fast in manner, talk or living mode. 11. that which fastens or keeps fast. 12. support, help. 13. a stronghold, fortress. |
Fastrede | adj | Firm with purpose; steadfast. |
Fast-rooted | adj | Fixed firmly. |
Fast-rootedness | n | The condition or state of being firmly fixed. |
Fastship | n | Quality of gripping tightly, parsimony. |
Fast worker | n | One quick to purse women in amatory context |