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Rh in sheep’s wool, is the same word as force,, to cut off the long outer hairs of sheep’s wool (from forcer,, to cut), and [fɔ‘rsɩn, få‘rsɩn], , [fɔ‘rsəns, få‘rsɩns],, coarse outer wool, are in meaning so widely from 2, barley-cakes, that no connection can be supposed, even though 1, cabbage-leaves cut off, might be associated with , outer hairs; outer wool.

forso [fɔ‘rso],, half-boiled, chewed limpets spit out on the water to allure the fish; a word belonging to fishermen’s tabu- ( Dunrossness fishermen) = the , [*sáð]. Other forms: , [fɔ‘rsȯk, fɔ‘rsək] and [fɔ‘rsi] and * [få‘rtək] . — is  the oldest of the forms given (“forsok, forsek”, most formed by means of the  suffix) and might be explained as a  from ,, to spit out half-boiled, chewed limpets (see, ), and the, , which denotes limpets, thrown out (or spit out); while, on the other hand, only denotes limpets spit out, “ or ”.

for [fōr]-speak, forespeak, , to consecrate; sanctify (by reciting a formula); in  “-spoken, forespoken”, consecrated; spoken water, holy water. Anglicising of fyrirmæla (formæla), , to recite a formula (formáli and formæli,, formulated words),  in sense of to curse; formáli,, phrase, , may also denote a solemn prayer.

dense spray from waves breaking on the shore with strong surf. (?). (?). Reported by John Irvine. a the first part of which is fors,  foss (fors),, a) a  waterfall; b) an eddy, crest of foaming waves (thus in ). The explanation of the second part (dil, til or stil? is uncertain ( of ).
 * forstil [fɔ‘rsti̇̄l·],, (strong) surf;

forstokk, fore-stokkfore-stokk, [sic], see ,

forsukn, [fȯrsok·ən, fōr·sok··ən], , a) a piece of iron or whalebone, fixed to the sinker on a fishing-line, to which the snell is tied; ; Also: b) the snell by which the sinker is fixed to the line, in catching coalfish , or c) the end of the fishing-line itself, put through a hole in the sinker, to which the snell is fixed . snell of a fishing-line. — fōr·sok··ən: and fȯrsok·ən:  (Du.$wg$). — *for-sókn;  sókn,, search, , inter alia also implement for searching for something on the sea-bottom and fetching it up (Fr.). “sókn”, in , denotes a large hook for catching fish (E.J.) or (in pl.: sóknir) an iron chain with which the Greenland shark is caught (B.H.). — “-knot”  denotes an overhand knot by which de forsukn (meaning a) is fixed to a fishing-line.
 * d) (in Du.$s$) =, a


 * fortek,, see ,

fosen [fōsən] and fozen [fōzən], , spongy; porous, = fosen. Also [fōsi] and “fozy” [fōzi]; fozy,

fosens, fosjens [fōᶊəns, fɔ̄ᶊəns], , exclamation of astonishment, surprise; oh, my f.! oh, my gracious! to be compared with fassen, fasen, curse it! confound it! in exclamation (Ri. under “fan” 2).

fosk [fȯsk],, haze; light clouds; also [fjȯsk]. ; ; f(j)usk,  fusk,, anything loose and light.

foski [fȯski],, haze; a f. sky or day. of , 13*