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162 in a rigmarole, containing cows’ names. The two names “Flekka, Ferna” being placed together as in a similar rigmarole of cows’ names, containing “Flekka and Fræna”, may be considered as having arisen through metathesis from the same name as ;
 * , older *Fræna. —

of a cow; a f. coo. For an older *; see further under ,
 * fernet [fē$ə$rnət],, spotted; piebald,

fersmo, and, see , and

fesmel, fesment,, see , ,

festa [fɛsta, festa], festen [fɛstən, festən],, a hook over the fire, on which to hang a cooking-pot; tabu-word, used by fishermen at sea. Colloquially now called “de crook and de links”. festr, , a rope; cord; chain. , “crook”,

fester [fæstər],, 1) commotion in the sea, at change of wind; a heavy f. i’ de sea. Also the sea in uproar, cross-sea.  2) backwash of waves breaking against a steep coast, back-sweep of breakers; de back-f. (frae de shore), = “afluva, afskod, otterskod, overskod, strodda.” — May be a of  fyssa = fyrsa,, to gush, stream in torrents, in “hvítfyssa”,, of water: to foam; to move in white-crested waves, with the substantive hvítfyssi, surf. , in that case, for * or * (e in Norn replaces in several cases an older ø). For the suffix - $w$, , ,, with , as well as and ,
 * hvítfyssa,, to foam, of

festi [fæsti],, a rope to which an anchor-stone of a boat is fixed. Really the same word as , , , , and , — “to lie at de ” is used with the phrase “to lie at de ”.

festisten [fæs··tisten·],, an anchor-stone of a boat, =. See ,

of the sea, the surface of a fishing-ground in the sea, fishing-bank. Tabu-word, used at sea by boat fishermen, “de name o’ is said to geng to f.”, the knife has fallen overboard and gone to the bottom (tabu-phrase at sea when fishing). Levenwick, — Appears to be a of the , and to denote firm ground (, , and , ), but may also be explained from vǫst (vözt: Fr.),, fishing-ground; fishing-bank, as initial v sometimes changes to f in Norn. “vǫst” is still found in a somewhat sense (an open, bare waste) in  in the forms and ,
 * festo, *fosto? [fəsto],, the bottom

fetel, fettel [(fɛtəl) fætəl],, a band, rope or strap for carrying something over the shoulder (the shoulders); de f. o’ a, a strap on a carrying-basket (the basket is carried on the back, and the strap placed over the shoulders and across the breast); de o’ a , two bands or ropes fixed to each end of an oblong straw-rope net by means of which the with the basket inside is attached to the pack-saddle (in horse-transport). fetill,, a strap by means of which something is carried over the shoulder.

fetl, fettel [(fɛtəl) fætəl, fətəl], , to wind; fasten by means of a , ( of a load fastened to a pack-saddle). fətəl: fetla = fatla. See, , which is the older form.

fett [fæt],, bend of the back; to ha’e a f. i’ de (ane’s) back, to be hollow-backed; he had a f. in his