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160 word is in its form,  “fain”, , but it differs in meaning from this now  verb, while it is used similarly to  fagna,  See ,, and ,

fenget [fæŋət],, ingratiating; wheedling, a f. body. . to be classed with fengleg, , hospitable; lavishly entertaining, and fengsleg,, attractive at first sight.

fenli, fainly [fē$ə$nli, fɛ̄$æ$nli], , pleasant; agreeable; attractive (of looks; behaviour); f.-faced, with smiling, kind looks; kindly obliging, = fegen, (R.);  fegneleg, , joyful. *feginligr. With to the form, - (in ) has arisen through of  fain,  ( feginn,, glad, ought in regularly to have given * or

fer,, see $1$,

form of pronunciation is now only found in a single, : a’ [‘all’]-fe(r)-jens [ā·fəje‘ns·], , just this minute, = “alt fyri eitt” in the same sense, “jens” is anis, ains, aince (yince),, once. fyr,, for, = fyrir. — See
 * fer, *fir [fər],, for. This
 * [fərə],, for.

fera,, see ,

ferald [færald, færal],, really, a stretch; extensive tract or ground, a fishing-ground of a certain extent, a f. o’ grund [grȯnd]. The word must be a of far,, in sense of way; tract; thoroughfare ( far). For “faraldr, farald”, a of “far”, but in meaning from , see $3$,

ferd$1$ [færd, fē$ə$rd],, 1) a travel; journey, now only in certain phrases, as: “hit [‘it’] cam’ till a f. [færd]” or (more commonly) “h. c. t. a [færdək, fərdək]”, “that was a nice journey”, ironically of a voyage or errand with a poor result;  ; , a) , , in which compounds partly has its original meaning, a journey; voyage. From is recorded a form “ [fē$h., n$r]” in the phrase “de ”, the accomplishment of a work, really, the last trip (the last transport or bringing home of the peats, dried on the hill; the finishing of the harvest-work), = de, and , 2) speed; great haste, to geng wi’ a (great) f.; der’r a f. upon him de day [‘to-day’]. Usually pronounced “færd”, rarely (as ) “fē$ə$rd”. In sense of speed, haste, a changed form [fjärd] from   is also recorded; to geng wi’ a ; der’r a awfu’ upo dee. 3) a person,  a woman of imposing proportions, doubtless with to the manner in which the person in question moves forward; a great f. (: færd). — ferð,, a travel; journey; , ferð and ferd also mean speed. For  3, ferð in sense of a troop moving forward. ferd 3 might, however, be quite another word, an old *; see the $n$,  — In sense of movement; behaviour; manner, $ə$ (færd) is found in ,
 * b) ,
 * see further ,

ferd$n$ [færd],, a person or article of value, of importance, ironically of someone or something of no importance; dat [‘that’] is a f.; sae [‘so’] is he a f.? . In of a valuable find (something found out of doors and carried home); he’s  a f. i’ de mornin’, he has made a valuable find this morning. — [fjörd] is a rarer form in sense of a good compensation; I’m gotten a for gaun [‘going’], I have been well paid to go, to carry out the errand (?); partly ironically.