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174 a sheep, losing its wool; ; 2) something frayed; ragged clothes, slovenly dress; to geng in a f. (slovenly; ragged), de claes is in a f. (in a slovenly, ragged state); [fjog].  fjugga, f., a bundle; worn-out garment; rag (fugge,, and fugga, , a parcel; bundle); fjöggur,, an old rag or patch.

fjogg [fjȯg (fjog)],, to f. anesell [‘oneself’]: a) to shrug one’s shoulders; what is du dee for (aboot)? ; b) to shake and rub oneself, of a horse rubbing itself against a fence, when ; de horse is him [‘himself’] . Also used with the “upo(n)”: to f. upon anesell; de horse or chicken [fjȯgəd, fjogəd] upon him (shook itself); From is noted down: [fjak] (uncertain) = a, to move one’s shoulders. — Doubtless to be classed with fika,, to make quick, frequent movements backwards and forwards, fjaka, fjakka and fjokka, , to fidget (fjakla,, to move restlessly to and fro).

fjogget, fjugget [fjogət],, slovenly; untidily dressed; ragged.. of $h$, ,

fjoglins,, see.

fjok,, see $2$,

fjokner,, see.

fjokset (fjukset) [fjoksət],, of hens: having downy feathers, covering the legs as far as the claws; a f. hen. fǫxóttr,, = faxaðr,, maned (fax). fjaks,, dishevelled mass of hair; fibres; tatters, from “faks”: a mane, fringes. See ,

fjolg,, see ,

fjolska,, and fjolsket, , see and.

fjombel [fjȯmbəl],, to fumble, grope with one’s hands, to f. aboot for onyting [‘anything’ = something]. May just as well be fumla, ,, to fumble, as fumble, See ,

fifteen. Also (-) [fjo‘m··təna·] and , [fo‘mtan, fo‘m··təna·]. fimmtán, , fifteen.
 * fjomtan, *fjumtan [fjo‘mtan], numeral,

fjongs [fjɔ‘ŋs, fjȯ‘ŋs], fjons [fjȯ‘ns], , 1) haze, a light covering of clouds; also in the form [fȯ‘ŋs] without inserted j; a f. ower (upo) de sky;,   A form [fjȯ‘nsk]  in sense of haze is most  another word (see below in the ). 2) faded, sallow appearance; der’r [‘there is’] a fjons [fjȯ‘ns] ower de corn, the corn is wizened. —  a) , , haze; b) fjoms, fjomsen, , downy (from fjom, , down, = fjon). also words, such as, , and with to the form,  , , and, The form mainly points to a *fams (*foms) or ms > ngs (nks) see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII) § 38 c; — but appears to be a word.word [sic] from , and equal to, ( fönske, , a crust on the ground when the snow has melted in spring); hovers between and with to the form. — A form ([ [sic]fᶅɔ‘ŋs], reported from in sense of whitish vapour, rising from the ground (usually after warm weather, about “Lammas”, 1st August), may be developed from (meaning 1); der’r a vilde [‘vile’] “fljongs” comin’ op f(r)ae de eart’. For flj as a development of fj,  *ljora [ᶅōra] from *jora,, an ear.
 * fums — for the change

fjongset,, see.

fjonk [fjɔ‘ŋk] and fjunk$2$ [fjo‘ŋk], , 1) something light and dust-like; mossy f., dry, light, mossy peats, quickly burning out; as dry as f.,