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Foulton, Fouton,
Fouton [ˈfutən]
pn. Foulton (Renfrewshire).
fou, fou$t, foud, foued, fout, fow, fowd, fowe, fowe$t, fowed,
fowe [fʌu]
n. A pitchfork. A kick, tossing the feet restlessly.
v. To throw straw etc. with a pitchfork.
pt. pp. fowed, fowe't
4t, 4t., fawrtie, ferr, fivver, foartie, foarty, foort, fort, forteen, forteent, fortie, fortiet, forty, fouer, four-ærin, fourareen, fourareen, foursome, fourt, fourteent, fourtene, fourty, fouwer, foweer, fower, foweraerin, fowerarin, fowerearn, fowerereen, fowereren, fowerern, fowersome, fowert, fowertaen, fowerteen, fowerteent, fowertein, fowerteint, fowerth, fowertht, fowertie, fowertiet, fowerty, fowerty-ane, fowir, fowr, fowre, fowrteen, fowrteent, fowrtie,
fower [ˈfʌu(ə)r, SW. fuwr]
adj. Four.
fowert, 4t Fourth.
fowerteen Fourteen.
fowerteent, 14t Fourteenth.
fowerty Forty.
fowertiet, 40t [ˈfʌu(ə)rtɪ(ə)t] Fortieth.
Compounds and phrases etc.
fowerern I.Sh.: A four-oared boat.
fowersome [-səm]: A set of four.
fowerty-ane [-en, -jɪn, MN. -in]: Fourty-one.
fowerty-twa [-twɑː, -twɔː, S. -tweː, N. I. -twaː]: Fourty-twa.
fowerty-three [-θriː, S. -θrəi, I.Sh. -triː]: Forty-three.
fowerty-fower [-ˈfʌu(ə)r, SW. -fuwr]: Fourty-four.
fowerty-five [-faiːv, DD. -fɛv]:: Fourty-five.
fowerty-sax [-saks]: Fourty-six.
fowerty-seiven [-ˈsiːvən, -ˈseːvən, MN. -ˈsəivən]: Fourty-seven.
fowerty-echt [-ɛçt, -ext]: Fourty-eight.
fowerty-nine [-nəin, -nin]: Fourty-nine.
fair_folk, fair_fowk, fair-folk, fair-fowk, foak, fock, focks, fok, foke, fokk, foks, folk, folks, forefolk, forefowk, fore-fowk, fouck, fouk, foulk, fouwk, fow$k, fow$ks, fowk, fowks, fowlk, foyk, guid-folk, guid-fowk, hill_folk, hill_fowk, kinsfolk, kinsfowk, men_folk, men-fock, men-fokk, menfolk, menfowk, men-fowk, nainfolk, nainfowk, nanefolk, rag-folk, rag-fowk,
fowk [fʌuk, fok]
n. Folk, people, mankind collectively.
Compounds and phrases etc.
a curn fowk: A group of a few people.
fair fowk: Fairies.
forefowk [foːrˈ-]: Ancestors.
fremmit fowk: Strangers.
guid-fowk: In-laws.
hill fowk: Fairies.
kinsfowk: Relatives.
men-fowk: Men, male relatives.
mine ain fowk: My own people, relatives.
rag-fowk: 'Tinkers', disreputable people.
smaw fowk: People in a humble station in life.
the guid fowk: Brownies, elves.
unco fowk: Strangers.
wanderin fowk: Travelling people.
wee fowk: Supernatural beings such as fairies and goblins etc.
fow, fowe, fowl,
fowl [NN.a. fʌu(l)]
n. A pigsty.
From Gaelic fail.
fout, fowt,
fowt [fʌut]
n. A spoiled, peevish child. A fat animal.
foxterie, foxtery, foxtherie, foxthery,
foxterie [ˈfɔkstəriː]
n. The foxglove Digitalis purpurea.
foe, foi, foy,
foy [fɔɪ, foe]
n. A farewell feast or party.
Compounds and phrases etc.
Johnsmass foy: A celebration held on St John's Day, which generally coincided with the arrival of the Dutch herring fleet in Lerwick harbour.
fooz, fooze, foozy, fosey, fosie, fosiness, fossy, fosy, fouze, fouzy, foze, fozie, foziness, fozy,
foze [ˈfoːz, S. ˈfuːz]
v. To lose the flavour, to become mouldy.
fozie [ˈfoːzi, S. ˈfuːzɪ]
adj. Soft, spongy, ragged, frayed, flabby. A dull, stupid, witless, or empty-headed person.
Compounds and phrases etc.
foziness: Sponginess, flabbiness, stupidity.
forca, fraca, fracaw,
fraca [frəˈkaː, frəˈkɑː, -kɔː, fɔrˈkɔː]
n. Fracas. A fuss, palaver.
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