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Rh

ef : if.

ef she gwin’ go lef’ we : if she is going to (go and) leave us.

Ef you ’low, etc. : If you allow the sun to get hot, grass-lice (small ticks) will surely “make you know” (punish you).

en’ : end.

equip’ : equipped.

fabour say : it seems.

fait’ful : faithful.

fat : good food.

favour know : seem to know.

fe : for.

fe : to (sign of the infinitive).

fe go mek : to make.

fe late : to be late.

fe me : my; literally, “for me.”

fe you : your, yours.

fingle up : finger; caress.

Finzi : rum.

flockin’ : crowding round.

’fo’ : before.

form : pretend, sham.

fortnight : pay-day, which comes once a fortnight.

’fraid : afraid.

frien’ : friend; in a special sense,—paramour.

full : fill.

fus’ : first.

fyahn : fern.