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fairlie, fairlies, farlie, farly, ferlie, ferlied, ferlies, ferlies, ferliet, ferlit, ferly,
ferlie [ˈfɛrlɪ, ˈferle, farle]
n. An unusual or strange sight, a wonder, marvel, a novelty, curiosity. A piece of surprising news or gossip.
pl. ferlies
adj. Strange, wonderful, remarkable.
v. To wonder, marvel, be surprised.
pt. pp. ferlit, ferlied
fairm, fairmen, fairmer, fairmhoose, fairmin, fairm-servan, fairmtoon, fairmtoun, fehrm, ferm, fermer, fermhoose, fermin, ferm-servand, fermstockin, fermtoon, fermtoun, ferum,
ferm [fɛrm, ferm]
n. A farm.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
fermer: A farmer.
fermhoose: A farmhouse.
fermin: Farming.
ferm-servand: A farm-hand.
fermstockin: Livestock.
fermtoun: The homestead of a farm.
Fermana, Fermanagh, Fermanay,
Fermana [ˈfərmɑːnə, ˈfərmanə]
pn. Fermanagh (County Fermanagh).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Coonty Fermana: County Fermanagh.
earn_fern, ernfern, fairn, fairnie, fairntickle, fairntickles, fairny, fairnytickle, fairnytickles, fairy_tickles, fern, fernie, fernietickle, fernie-tickle, fernitickle, fernitickles, ferntickle, ferntickles, ferny, fernytickle, ferny-tickle, ferny-tickles, ferran, ferran_tickle, firn, lady-fern, leddy-fern,
fern [fɛrn, feːrn]
n. A fern, bracken.
pl. ferns
 
ferny
adj. Abounding in ferns or bracken.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
earn fern: The common polypody Polypodium vulgare or bracken Pteridium aquilinum.
ferntickle, fernitickle: A sorus on a fern. A freckle. pl. ferntickles, fernitickles
fernitickelt: Freckled.
leddy-fern: U. SW. The lady fern Athyrium filix-femina.
farouchie, ferocious,
ferocious [fəˈroʃəs]
adj. Ferocious.
ferret, furret,
ferret [ˈfɛrət]
n. A ferret Mustela putorius furo. SW. MN. Sometimes a squirrel, usually Sciurus vulgaris but also Sciurus carolinensis.
fairier, ferrier,
ferrier [ˈfɛrɪər, ˈfeːrɪər]
n. A farrier, vet.
ferrie, ferry, ferry-looper, ferry-looper, ferrylouper, ferry-louper, ferryloupers, ferrylowper, ferry-lowper,
ferry [ˈfɛrɪ]
n. A ferry.
v. To ferry.
pt. pp. ferrit, ferried
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ferry-lowper: I. Someone who arrives by ferry, a non-native.
ferter, fertor,
fertor [ˈfɛrtər]
n. arch. A feretory, a shrine, reliquiary, a bier.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
fertor-like: Ghastly-looking, as if ready for his bier.
faetch, feese, feesh, feeshen, feish, fesh, fesh$t, feshan, feshed, feshen, feshin, fesht, fess, fessen, fessin, fetch, feush, foashen, foosh, foosh$n, fooshen, fosh, foshen, fotch, fuish, fuishen, fush, fuss, upfesh, upfeshen, upfeshin, upfess, upfessan, upfessen, up-fessen, upfessin, upfetch, upfetchen, upfetchin, upfuss, upfussen, upfussin,
fesh [fɛʃ, fɛs]
n. A pull, jerk, tug.
v. To fetch, bring, pull by fits, draw breath, pant.
pt. fesht [fɛʃt, fɛst], fuish [føʃ, foʃ, fuʃ, N., fiʃ, fis]
pp. fesht, feshen, fuishen
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
fesh back: To bring to mind, recollect.
feshen in: adj. Established.
feshin: Fetching, bringing etc.
fesh up: To bring up, rear, nurture.
upfesh: The act of bringing up young persons, nurture, training.
upfeshen: Brought up, reared, trained.
upfeshin: n. Upbringing, the rearing and training of young people.

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