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fetter, fetter,
fetter [ˈfɛtər]
in pl. fetters
n. The restrictions imposed by a deed of entail.
v. To impose such restrictions on an heir.
in pl. fetters
n. The restrictions imposed by a deed of entail.
v. To impose such restrictions on an heir.
Compounds and phrases etc.
fetter-lock: A kind of spring padlock, a kind of hobble for a horse.
Fettercairn, Fetterie, Fettery,
Fettercairn [ˈfɛtərkeːrn]
pn. Fettercairn (Aberdeenshire).
dim. Fetterie
pn. Fettercairn (Aberdeenshire).
dim. Fetterie
fetel, fettelt, fettle, fettled, fettlin, fittle,
fettle [fɛtl]
n. Strength, vigour, condition. NN.b. I. A rope or band of twisted straw, or heather etc.
adj. Neat, well-made, trim. In good spirits.
v. To put to rights, into good condition or working order, to mend, repair, to settle, arrange. To attend to, supply the wants of, feed and clothe. To set about, tackle a job with vigour. To stay healthy.
pt. pp. fettelt
n. Strength, vigour, condition. NN.b. I. A rope or band of twisted straw, or heather etc.
adj. Neat, well-made, trim. In good spirits.
v. To put to rights, into good condition or working order, to mend, repair, to settle, arrange. To attend to, supply the wants of, feed and clothe. To set about, tackle a job with vigour. To stay healthy.
pt. pp. fettelt
Compounds and phrases etc.
fettle up: To put to rights, into good condition or working order, to mend, repair. To settle, arrange.
fettlin: Putting to rights etc.
fettlin: Putting to rights etc.
feu, feuar, feuer, few, fewer, fyow, fyowe, fyower,
feu [fjuː]
n. A tenure, piece of land held by that tenure.
v. To grant or hold land by tenure.
n. A tenure, piece of land held by that tenure.
v. To grant or hold land by tenure.
Compounds and phrases etc.
feuar [ˈfjuːər]: One who holds land in feu.
feuch, feuchter, feuchterin, feugh, flooch, fyooch, fyoonach,
feuch [fjux]
n. A whiff, draw, puff at a pipe, a smoke. A state of great excitement or rage, a flurry, a commotion, uproar.
v. To puff at a pipe, to smoke.
n. A whiff, draw, puff at a pipe, a smoke. A state of great excitement or rage, a flurry, a commotion, uproar.
v. To puff at a pipe, to smoke.
Compounds and phrases etc.
feuchter: Of snow: to fall lightly, to come down in odd flakes.
feuchie, feug, feuggie, feuggy, feughy, feugie, feugie-fisted, feugie-fistit, fleugie, flug, fluggie, fluggy, flyuggie, fuggy, fyuggie, fyuggy, thuggy,
feuchie [fjuxɪ]
also SW. feug, U. feugie [ˈf(j)ʌge, ˈflʌge]
adj. Left-handed, clumsy.
also SW. feug, U. feugie [ˈf(j)ʌge, ˈflʌge]
adj. Left-handed, clumsy.
Compounds and phrases etc.
feugie-fistit: SW. Left-handed.
feou, feow, feu, few, fewe, fewer, fewest, fyew, fyoo, fyou, fyouw, fyow, fyowe, fyower,
few [fju, MN. fjʌu]
adj. Few.
comp. fewer superl. fewest
adj. Few.
comp. fewer superl. fewest
faey, fedam, fedum, feidom, fey, feydom, feyness, fidom, fidum, fie, fiedom, fy, fye,
fey [fəi]
adj. Doomed, strange, fated to die. I.Sh. Bewitched, slightly mad, other worldly, able to see the future. SW. A field or part thereof that is difficult to reach.
adj. Doomed, strange, fated to die. I.Sh. Bewitched, slightly mad, other worldly, able to see the future. SW. A field or part thereof that is difficult to reach.
Compounds and phrases etc.
feyness: A feeling of impending death, an atmosphere of doom, craziness, mad behaviour. I.Sh. The apparition of an absent person, supposed to portend his death. A wraith.
feydom: A portent of death, doom or destiny.
feydom: A portent of death, doom or destiny.
fear, feer, feir, fiar, fiars, fier,
fiar [ˈfiːər]
n. leg. The ultimate and absolute possessor of a property as distinguished from a life-renter of it, one who has the reversion of property.
pl. fiars The prices of grain fixed for a year
n. A general average or standard, as regards gauge, measure, price, etc.
n. leg. The ultimate and absolute possessor of a property as distinguished from a life-renter of it, one who has the reversion of property.
pl. fiars The prices of grain fixed for a year
n. A general average or standard, as regards gauge, measure, price, etc.
fecher, ficher, fichered, ficheren, ficherie, ficherin, fichert, fichery, fucher, interficher, interficherin, interficker,
ficher [ˈfɪçər, ˈfʌxər]
n. A fiddling, inept way of working. A state of fuss or excitement.
v. To fumble awkwardly, fiddle nervously with the fingers.
pt. pp. fichert, fichered
n. A fiddling, inept way of working. A state of fuss or excitement.
v. To fumble awkwardly, fiddle nervously with the fingers.
pt. pp. fichert, fichered
ficherie [ˈfɪçəri, ˈfʌxəri]
adj. Fidgety. Fussy.
adj. Fidgety. Fussy.
Compounds and phrases etc.
ficherin: Fiddling, figeting.
interficher: To interfere.
interficherin: Interfering.
interficher: To interfere.
interficherin: Interfering.