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202 in  ; to tak’ de, to feel offended without cause. Besides “frums, froms”, are found such forms as [fro‘mps], [frȯ‘mps] and [frə‘mps]; in a f.; to tak’ a f. = to tak’ de frumses. is used also in sense of tossing one’s head contemptuously; shø [‘she’] turned her wi’ a f. The origin of the word in is uncertain. It can be referred partly to frynsa,, to turn up one’s nose; to sulk, partly to frump,, used in in a similar sense to , in which word m, at any rate, seems to come from “frump”. Or might “frum(p)s”, , really be the of  frump, and later (on account of the used form) be regarded as in

†frums [fro‘ms],, to be fretful, peevish, to f. at ane.

†frumset [fro‘msət] and fromset [frɔm‘sət, frȯ‘msət], adj., peevish; fretful. of, ,

fræk [frǣ$ə$k],, a feeble, delicate person, =. . A form [frēk, frē$wg$k] is reported from  may  either a) from  frœk- (frœkleikr,, courage; dauntlessness; frœkinn and frœkn,, courageous; able, frøk,, clever; strong), or b) from frekr,, greedy, voracious; harsh, which in (frek, fræk) and in (fräk) is found in the same sense as “frak, frakk”, , clever, kind,  may doubtless be referred to “frekr”. , has, like, acquired a meaning opposite to the original, through ironic use. See further and ,

frø [frø̄],, seed; anthers (on flowers).  frjó (and fræ), , seed. See $ə$, frøtt [frøt (frət)],, 1) soothsaying (combined with old phrases and formulas), by an old, wise woman. 2) superstitious belief, customs and spells; auld [‘old’]. Also, in meaning 2: , [fret, frət], in  (fretts, fritts). The word is found in , or observance (Jam.), from frétt,, questioning, and in a more restricted sense: a) consultation of the oracle, and finding the will of the gods; b) (, to B.H. and K.Q.) oracle,  of an oracle; but meaning 1 of, (oracular) soothsaying, not found in Jam., may indicate that the word in originates directly from frétt. — [frøt··əri, frət··əri·], , =, —  [frøti, frəti], , in the phrase: a auld [‘old’] f. sayin’, a phrase or formula used in soothsaying, by an old, wise woman.
 * “freit, fret”, superstitious belief

tak’, to ignite, to take fire, formed in accordance with “to take fire”. (Clousta). “fu” is hardly the root in funi,, and fúrr,, fire, both of these words being formed by derivation. The word then might be either: a) an of “funi” or “fúrr” — these two words are handed down in as part of the fishermen’s tabu- (see, , and *, ) — or: b) feu, fire, taken as a loan-word in  with change of vowel (  eu [ø] almost  ø).
 * †fu [fū, fô],, a flame; fire; to

Fuda [fūda, fuda],, the name for a black cow with white legs, or conversely. *Fóta;  of fótr,, foot; leg.  ,

“fudaburda”,, appearing in the context in “Da Tief i’ da Neean” (Shetland Times 1879): “at idder [‘other’] times sic [‘such’] feelings