422 CORRESPONDENCE OF RAY. 



Fear'd, frightened, afraid, S. apajie's. 



Feer, or Fere, wife, S. geperia, socia. 



To Fest, i. e. put out apprentice. 



To Fitter, to kick smartly with the feet, as children do when pettish, meta- 



phorically to be in a passion, a pelting chase. 

 To break or tear all to Fitters, is to reduce to the smallest bits. 

 A Filly-foal, from S. pytian to follow the mare. 

 A Flacket, a wood or leather vessel. 

 A Flask for water to wash in, ab S. pareri plaxan. 

 . To Fling, to throw. 

 To Flire, or Flear, laugh scornfully. 

 Flaughter'd, affrighted. 

 A Fleyk, a hurdle made of hazel, or other wands radled, for the clothiers to 



swing or beat their wool upon. 

 He- Float me, chid or scolded. 

 Flue-full, brimful, flowing full. 

 A Flurts, a light housewife. 



Yau'r mains Flush, full-handed, prodigal, wasteful. . ^ 



To Fodder, i. e. give hay or straw to cattle. 

 Fogg, wEdish, is the second growth of grass (after mowing). 

 To Foreheight, predetermine. 

 A .Fo^?- of lead. 

 Forspoken, bewitched, forespoken. 

 Frayn, (Lane.) ask, S. beprtan, interrogare. 

 Freem, handsome. 

 A Fr'osk, frog. 



A Fruggan, applied to stirring women. 

 To Frust, trust for a time. 

 Fulsum, nasty, foul. 

 Fur, far, var. dial. 

 A Fur or Poor, a furrow. 



To Gang, to go, S. janj. 



Gant, lusty, hearty and healthful. 



Gar" em ken us ale, prodigious strong, make them know us. 



A Garsom, a foregift at entering a farm, a Godspenny. 



To Gaup, to stare about with open mouth. 



A Gauster, a hearty loud laughter. 



A Gawd, a guise, custom, fashion. 



Gawa, go we, let us go. 



Geen, given. 



Gemean mather, the common sort, S. semsene, Matt, viii, 29, from whence 



the present Dutch (ttttqm, common, vulgar. 

 Gestinas, q. Geestlings, young geese. 

 Gif, if, S. sip, si. 



Do you Gawm me, understand, or mind me. 

 A Gladden is a void place, free from encumbrances. 

 To Glawm, to look sad. 

 To Glee, to look asquint. (Yorks. as well as Line.) 



