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166 forms, given under meaning 2, are peculiar to — Ross records (doubtfully) a form “finnske”,, mould (= farde), in (Ryf.). fönske,, a covering, thin crust on the earth when the snow has melted in spring. (Sandø) finska [fɩ‘nska],, to become musty, of corn, = fúna,

finsket [fɩ‘nskət, fə‘nskət],, = and, , [blofɩ‘n·skət, -fə‘n·skət, bᶅo-] and [-vɩ‘nskət, -və‘nskət], blue-f., musty., : and

finster [fɩ‘nstər, fə‘nstər],, a find, an object found; I’m a f., I have made a (valuable) find. of, , formed like words ending in  and ,

finted [fɩ‘ntəd] and fintet [f$w$i‘ᶇƫət], , =, , , ; , corn. [fɩ‘ntəd]. [f$ə$i‘ᶇƫət].

fintek [f$w$i‘ntək],, in the “ [roni]-f.”, a) a puddle, inside or outside a byre; b) a filthy puddle or slough covered with green slime.  is doubtless a of  fen,, a swamp; soft bog; morass; with , raan,, and runa, , mire; mud. The first part of runefen, , quagmire round a watercourse (run; R.), differs in meaning from the first part of the word.

fip [fip],, to steal about ( to walk on tiptoe): a) to trip about, to geng aboot; — to steal about, ingratiating oneself in order to get something; to come , to come fawning; de hens cam’ here . b) to walk feebly with short steps, of a weakly person. fippa, to grip with one’s finger-tips (from “fipp”,, a tip; point); fjappen,, light; nimble. fipla, , to touch, finger. ,

firdet [fɩrdət], , lost; disappeared, of something not to be found, in spite of search. ? Edm.: firdit. — : firðr, of firra,, to put out of sight; take away; deprive.

rigmarole: or  f. , good for the mouth, in the verse about the cat (see Introd.). fyrir,, for.
 * fire [fərə], for, in a single, old

fjórir; only in the riddle about the cow: F., f. four are hanging, four are going (see Introd.). The of “firə” is not regularly developed from fjórir;   fíra, fire (= fjore) and fire, modified to vier.
 * fire [fərə, fɩrə, fi̇̄rə],, four;

firebord [(fɩr··əbȯrd·) fər··əbȯrd·], , an apparition coming as a (supernatural) warning. The “turned till a f.”, is used in in the  senses: a) has come to nothing, a vain hope; b) of a person: entirely emaciated. Also (corrupted) , [fɩd··abȯrd·, -bərd·, fəd··a-, fəd··ə-] and [fjē··dəbərd· (-bȯrd·)] in sense of a vision; warning. fyrirburðr,, appearance; vision; spectre, that which gives rise to presentiment; “ afore” under , bear,

for cat. Reported by J.I. the four-footed one. See *, numeral, and, , a cat (tabu-name) — the last word in various forms.
 * firfoder,, a sea-term, tabu-name

firi [fɩri, fi̇ɩ̄ri, fi̇̄ri],, epidemic, = $b$, ; canine epidemic, a f. among de dogs. In  [fɩ̄ri] is used disparagingly or jokingly of a slight illness, a cold, of a sickly, nervous state or indisposition supposed (formerly 
 * du’s gotten a f. In often