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164 and “fedder” [fædər, fɛdər], the latter, from feather. , to the vowel-sound, appears to spring from a “*fiðr” without changing i to ja (jǫ). fjǫðr, (feather but fiðri, : plumage),  fiðr, ;  feðer, fiðer,, feather. — The similarity of fjöður b and indicates that “fjǫðr, *fiðr”, applied to a sheep-mark, is very old in the Northern (Norn) language.

fiderd, fidderd [fɩdərd, fedərd], , of a sheep’s ear: marked with (a slant cut, or a strip cut off); a f. lug [‘ear’]. With to the form, fiðrðr and fiðraðr, , feathered.

fifl,, see ,

fifel [fifəl],, to act foolishly. . — feiffle, fiffle, , to work awkwardly and aimlessly (E.D.D.). — *fífla, from fífl,, a clown, fool; fífla, , is handed down in a somewhat sense: to fool one; to seduce.

fifler [fiflər],, a foolish person. . of , [*fífla]. [fɩvla], on the other hand, as the name for a goblin ( the name for a sorceress) in old tales of goblins, must be derived directly from  fífl,, a goblin; fool;  fífla,, a foolish, silly woman.

†fik [fi̇̄k],, in , : fancies, capricious orders, wanting many small things done. A form of “fɩk”, in sense of bustle (fidgety) trifling, is found in the , . — and  See further ,

fik [fik, fɩk],, to bustle about with trifles; to geng aboot; what is du aboot de day [‘to-day’]?; to f. at or wi’ onyting [‘something’]. fika,, to bustle; fidget; trifle, (R.), of restless bustle, exactly like ; almost like “fike, fyke, feik”, ;  and fika, fige, to hasten (to desire; aspire). The k, preserved at the end of, is  due to influence.

fikek [fikək, fɩkək],, a wisp; dishevelled lock; his hair is hangin’ in, like. Doubtless to be classed with fiklast, , to become entangled. $n$,

fillafoga [fɩᶅ·afō·ga (feᶅ·a-), fəᶅ·a-] and fillafjoga [fɩl·afjō·ga (fel·a-), fəl·a-], and : 1) in the : “hit [‘it’] turned ut [‘out’] a f. wi’ him”, it came to nothing, everything has gone wrong with him. 2) in the : “hit guid [‘went’] or turned (is gane, turned) f.”, it went (has gone) quite wrong with the work, it became (has become) a mere muddle. The  uncertain. - might have arisen from fikla,, to fidget; bungle; may be referred to the root in fokla,, = fikla, or to foga,  (to cram; stuff), in sense of stamping about without getting any farther.

fillek,, see ,

filsk [fə‘lsk] and fjilsk [fjɩ‘lsk, fjə‘lsk],, to make fun; to f. wi’ de lasses. a more verbal form;, , and ,

filska [fə‘lska],, foolery; silly fun; flighty behaviour; he did it t’rough [‘through’] f. Also [fjɩ‘lska, fjə‘lska]:  and The word seems to imply fíflska,, folly (: foolery; madness), and  fólska, , foolishness; also *villska ( villska,, wildness; hot temper, and villskap, , wildness; wantonness). most points to “fólska”. —, , and ,
 * more rarely [fjꜵ̈‘lska]:

filsket [fə‘lskət],, foolish; half