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Rh loose, light, unsubstantial, in the  senses: 1) dry, light peats mouldering away,  peats damaged by frost (or rain). Also [fjȯst] . 2) trash; worthless stuff, of poor corn; work badly done. 3) haze; light, misty clouds, a ower de sky; ; flung aside or rolled together; in the  “in a f.”, in disorder; slovenly, ; ;  $2$, —  f(j)usk,,  fusk, a) something loose and light (empty, unsubstantial); b) work badly done; fuskegras,, withered grass.
 * 4) something carelessly

fjosk [fjȯsk],, to hurry with a piece of work in a careless manner, to f. at onyting [‘something’]. . fuska, fuske,, to bungle.

fjosket [fjȯskət],, slovenly; untidy; a f. craeter’ [‘creature’]; . of , fjuskutt,, empty; unsubstantial; shabby; ragged,, from fjusk,

fjost,, see , 1.

fjosti [fjȯsti],, of peats: damaged by frost (or rain); f. peats. . For *. of (f. 1),

fjug, and, see $wg$, , and ,

fjugg,, see $2$,

fjugget,, see ,

fjuglins [fjoglɩns] and fjoglins [fjɔglins],, refuse, offals of fish ( of halibut), cut into pieces for bait, turbot [‘halibut’]-f. and Doubtless to be classed with fjugl,, poor, unserviceable material (R.).

fjuk,, see $2$,

fjukset,, see ,


 * fjumtan,, see *.

fjungs [fjo‘ŋs],, 1) slovenliness; disorder; carelessness; tangle; de hair is in a f., the hair is dishevelled ; slovenly, ragged dress or state of dress, = , and careless person, = ; , slovenly, careless, bungling person. See  and ,
 * . 2) untidy, slovenly
 * . *fums. funs,

fjungs [fjo‘ŋs],, to slight over; to walk in a careless manner, to geng aboot. . out work slovenly and carelessly.
 * fumsa. funsa,, to carry

fjungset [fjo‘ŋsət] and fjungsi [fjo‘ŋsi],, slovenly; untidy; careless; a f. creature; ;. Also with baggy, flapping garments, . Of hair: untidy; dishevelled; de hair is a’ [‘all’] f. . [fjȯ‘ŋsət] is reported from in sense of slovenly; a “fjongset” røll, a foal with tangled hair (when shedding its coat). slovenly; careless; bungling.
 * fumsóttr. funsutur, ,

fjungsi [fjo‘ŋsi] and fjunksi [fjo‘ŋksi], , shabbily or poorly dressed person; is reported from in sense of an untidy, slovenly person, or one with wide, flapping garments. of ,

fjunk$h. n$,, see ,

fjunk$n$,, see ,

fjunks [fjo‘ŋks],, slovenly, ragged dress or condition, to geng in a f. From  is reported [fjȯ‘ŋks]; de claes [‘clothes’] is [‘are’] in a, the clothes fit badly ( of shabby or ragged clothes). Really same word as, ;

fjæl,, see ,

fjølg [fjølg],, loose, ragged dress, a f. o’ ( = rag); to geng in a f. Also  [fjȯlg]. . for * (*) by metathesis of gl to lg, and the same word as fjøgl,, glitter; finery; tomfoolery;  fjöggur, , an old rag or patch.

fjörd,, see $wg$,

fjörek,, see , 12