Lexicon - Orthography - H.G. Fowler
 
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fair adj. [fæger, beautiful, pleasant]
fairness n. [fægernis, beauty, excellent feature]
fall n. [fyl, fall, death]
fall v. [feallan, fall, fall in battle]
fallow adj. [fealu, dark, tawny]
far adj. [feor, far]
far adv. [feor, far]
fare v, [faran, go, travel, advance]
fast adj. [fæst, fast, firm, fixed]
fast n. [fæsten, fast, obstain from food]
fast v. [fæsten, fast, obstain from food]
fasten v. [fæstnian, fast, establish (truce)]
fat adj. [fætt, fat, rich]
father n. [fæder, father]
fathom v. [fæþm, embrace]
feather n. [feðder, feather]
fee n.[feoh, money]
feed v. [fedan, feed]
feel v. [felan, feel]
fell v. [gefellan, fell, cut down]
ferry v. [ferian, carry]
few pl. adj. [feawe, few]
field n.[feld, field]
fifty number.[fofteg, fifty]
figleaf n. [ficleaf, a leaf from a fig plant]
fight v. [feohtan, fight]
fight n. [feohte, a fight, battle]
file n. [feole, a file (for sharpening)]
file v. [feolian, shape with a file]
fill n. [fyllo, fill, plenty, feast]
fill v. [fyllan, fill, satisfy]
fill v. [gefyllan, fill, replenish]
find v. [findan, find] Class 3 vowel gradation (find, found, found)
finger n. [finger, finger]
fire n. [fyr, the active principle of burning]
first adj. [fyrst, first]
fish n. [fisc, a fish]
fish v.i. [fiscian, to catch or attemp to catch fish]
fisher(man) n. [fiscere, fisherman]
fist n. [fyst, the hand with fingers doubled into the palm]
five number.[fif, five]
flee v. [fleon, flee]
flesh n. [flæasc, flesh]
flight n. [flyht, flight]
flood n. [flod, body of water, stream, tide, flowing water]
floor n. [flor, floor]
flow v. [flowan, flow]
fly v. [fleogan, fly] Case 2 vowel gradation (fly, flew flowan).
fodder n. [fodor, fodder, food]
folk n. [folc, folk, people, nation]
follow v. [folgian, follow]
food n. [foda, nourishment]
foot n. [fot, the lower extremity of the leg]
for prep. [for, for, because of, before]
ford n. [for, ford]
forgive v. [forgifen, forgive]
forgiveness v. [forgifenis, forgiveness]
form(er) adj. [forma, first]
form(ost) adj. [forma, first]
four number [feower, four]
fourteen number [feowertyne, fourteen]
forswear n. [forswerian, make useless by a spell]
forth adj.. [forð, forth, forward]
foot n. [fot, the foot]
fowl n. [fugol, a bird]
fox n. [fox, a fox]
free adj. [fram, free]
fret v. [fretan, eat up, devour]
friend n. [freondscip, friend, lover]
friendship n. [freondscip, friend, love]
fright n. [fyrhtu, horror, fear]
from prep. [fram, from]
frost number [forst, frost]
full adj. [full;, full, entire, completed, filled]
further adj. [furþur;, further]
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