Glossary. 
Flawnes, 90/5, s. p2.’ ‘*A custard, 
generally made in raised paste. Fr. 
Jian, a custard or egg-pie.” ‘A 
Jiawne or custard.”—Baret’s Al- 
vearie, 1580. 
Fleering, 64/17, v. pr. p. laughing, 
grinning. ‘* To /leer and scorn at 
our solemnity.”—Shakspere, Rom. 
and Jul.i. 5. ‘°I jeere, I make 
an yvell countenaunce with the 
mouthe by vncoveryng of the tethe.” 
— Palsgrave. 
Fleming, 37/22, Flemming, 18/37, s. 
Dutchmen, Dutch coasting traders. 
Flixe, 18/41, s. a flux. 
Floted, 49/1, v. pt. ¢. skimmed off the 
cream. ‘‘Flet, as mylke or other 
lyke, despumatus.”—Prompt. Parv. 
“ Escréme, fleeted as milk.”— 
Cotgrave. 
*Flotte, 72/e, #4. skimmed. 
Flower, 52/14, s. ? floor. 
Flower armor, 43/10, s. The ‘‘floure 
gentill or purple velvet floure.”— 
Lyte’s Dodoens, p. 168. Fr. 
Floramor, in Cotgrave la noble 
fieur, from its resemblance to the 
plumes worn by people of rank. 
Amaranthus tricolor. 
Flower gentle, 43/12, s. a species of 
Amaranth. Amaranthus spinosa. 
Flower de luce, 43/11, s. Iris, or flower- 
de-luce. Fr. fleur-de-lis. A plant 
of the genus /r7s, in particular Zrzs 
pseudacorus, the yellow Iris or 
water flag. 
Foison, 34/4 ; Foyzon, 113/37, s. plenty. 
**Foyzon is winter food.” —T.R. 
Fr. foison, from Lat. /ustonem, 
from fundere. Cotgrave gives 
“* Foison: f. store, plentie, abund- 
ance, great fullnesse, enough.” The 
word still exists in the Scotch fozson 
or fusion, and the adj. fuszonless or 
fissentless.  Forby explains it as 
<*Succulency, natural nutritive 
moisture,” as ¢g. ‘‘there is no 
Soison in this hay.” 
Foistines, 57/5 ; Foistnes, 21/5 ; Foysti- 
nes, 20/5, s. mustiness, mould. O. 
Fr. fust, a cask, fusté, tasting or 
smelling of the cask, musty. 
Foisty, 19/39, ad. musty. 
Fondlie, 10/26; Fondly, 67/9, adv. 
foolishly. oz=to play the fool. 
Jamieson, Scott. Dict. 
For, 9/9, prep. in spite of, regardless of. 
329 
For, 9/18. Here and in numerous in- 
stances in Tusser for means ‘‘ for 
fear of,” ‘‘ to prevent.” 
Forbearer, 13/3, s. one who refuses. 
Forborne, 13/2, 42. withheld, refused. 
*Forehorse, 94, s. one who is always 
in advance with his work, never 
behindhand ; the opposite to a 
procrastinator. 
Forke, 22/9, s. pitchfork, hayfork. 
*Fornight, 51, s. a fortnight. 
Forrough, 16/15, s. furrow. A.S. furh. 
Foyson, 10/6, s. plenty. See Foison. 
Fough, 102/5, zzd¢erject. faugh! phew ! 
an exclamation. 
Fraid, 2/8, v. pt. ¢. frightened, made 
afraid. 
Fraie, 53/22, s. quarrel, fray. 
Fraight, 113/24, s. freight, cargo. 
Frailnesse, 10/62, s. frailty, uncertainty. 
Frame, 57/1, v. make. 
Framed, 2/15, f. arranged, composed. 
Fransie, 88/4, s. madness. 
Fraud, 62/15, v. obtain by fraud. 
Fraught, 64/5, Af. laden, freighted. 
Fray, 77/4, s. disturbance, trouble. 
Freat, 23/2, uv. zmp. be vexed. 
Freat, 51/11, v. damage, decay, eat 
away. 
“* As doth an hidden moth 
The inner garment fret.” 
Spenser Faery Queene, il. 34. 
See Wedgwood’s Dict. s.v. Fret. 
Freeseth, 35/1, v. px. ¢. freezes. A.S. 
freosan. O. Icel- friosa. Dan. 
Sry se. 
Frier, 86/14, s. friar. 
Fritters, 90/3 s. g/. small pancakes with 
apples in them. ‘‘ Frytoure, /a- 
gana (a pancake).”—Prompt. Parv. 
‘A fritter or pancake; a kind of 
bread for children, as frztters and 
wafers.’’—Baret’s Alvearie, 1580. 
Froth, 35/3, adj. tender, perhaps origi- 
nally =pulpy. 
Frower, 17/8, s. a frow, an iron instru- 
ment for rending or splitting laths. 
Also called Arommard. 
Fumetorie, 44/7; Fumentorie, 91/3, s. 
Fumitory. maria officinalis, so 
called from its rank disagreeable 
smell: formerly used as an anti- 
scorbutic: it is called erthesmok 
[earthsmoke] in MS. Sloane 5, f. 5. 
Furmentie pot, 90/7, s. hulled wheat 
boiled in milk, and seasoned with 
cinnamon, sugar, etc. See note. 
