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Rh prove de f. o’ de strongest affections”, “fudaburda” is explained as: “beginning, foundation”. ? a corruption of, , a foreboding, which is also found noted down in the form. “fudaburda o’” really: “foreboding or witness of”.

fudin [fūdin, fudin],, a cat, tabu-name, sea-term, used by fishermen. ,, .  . “fūdin”, with a long u, is reported from ; otherwise “fudin” with a short u. The word is also noted down as: a) [fud··iɩn·, fud··iən·]:, ; b) [fjȯdin]: ; c) , : [futɩn],  ,  , [futən]; d)  [futər]: , ; e)  [futək] (locality uncertain). — : *fótingr = *fœtingr in sense of light-foot, derived from  fótr,, a foot. Other forms, such as  [fətin] ,  [fətər] and “four-”  are, with regard to the vowel-sound, influenced by  “fit”, , foot. For , , as a sea-term, tabu-name, for mouse, see under ,

“*fugga”,, fire (tabu-name). E.D.D. with Louis Lucien Bonaparte’s collection of words as the source. Not confirmed. If the word is correct, it may be from føykir (feykir),, a poetic word for fire; or focus?

fugle-ca’ [fog··ləkā·, fog·ləkā·], , a great flock, driven or crowded together, sheep; also a flock of birds or a crowd of people. in the form “ [fȯg·lə]-ca’”. . doubtless a flock of birds, in which case - is fugla,  of fugl,, a bird. “ca’” denotes in  a flock, being driven along, a ca’ o’ sheep, a ca’ o’ hwals [‘whales’] = a o’ hwals (a flock of ‘caaing’ whales);  ca’ (caw, call), , to drive.

fuglekavi [fog··ləkā·vi],, dense snow-storm. Rare. fykla, fyklesnjova,, to snow in scattered, downy flakes.

ful [ful],, bird, to fly like de f. o’ de air. fugl, , fowl. — In place-names the word is found in the form [fogl]: Fuglaberg [fog··labærg·] (Lunna Ness, ): *fuglaberg; Fuglali [fog··lali·] : *fuglahlíð; Fuglanes [fog··lanɛs·] : *fuglanes; Fuglaskerri [fog··laskær·i] : *fuglasker. The lake-name “Fugla [fogla]-water” (Lunna Ness,, ) doubtless contains the old name of a stream, Fugl-.

ful [fūl, ful],, 1) foul; unclean; fúll, 2) angry; annoyed; to get f. o’ ane, to become annoyed with someone; fulful [sic],, foul, inter alia also angry; hot-headed; bitter.

fuldju, fulju (fulgju),, see ,

†fullek [fol(l)ək] and †fillek [fəl(l)ək], , full force; full speed; de boat or de tide is gaun [‘going’] wi’ a f.; de f. o’ de tide, a o’ tide, the tide at its highest. fullock,, denotes a violent jerk; sudden, heavy fall; blow, thus indicating something more than the. The , really denotes “fulness”, movement at its highest, but is a modernism.

fuml, fumel [foməl (fuməl)], , 1) to fumble; to f. i’ de dark. 2) to bungle, leave a piece of work half done; to f. at a ting. fumla, , to fumble; grab, also to bungle. fumla,, to bungle. From is formed, [fomli], , applied to work: badly or half