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ffe . . . kui), V. to miss what is lost : mo fe iwe mi 

 kuij, / miss my book. 



fe-le, fe-le-fe-le, v. to be fine in texture, smooth, 

 fiat, thin. 



fh .. . le-fe (li efe), v, to accuse, find fault with. 



fe . . . lo-dzu (li odiu), v. to choke. 



f§-IU-fl-ni, n. dry pea-hulls. 



fe . . . nl-ya-^wo, v. to court, woo. 



fe-n5, V. to fan or winnow away, blow off. 



fe-nu-ko (fi enu), v. to kiss. 



fe-nu-si (enu), v. to reply, intermeddle. 



fe-ra (ara), v. to be selfish. 



fe-re, v. to be light, as to weight. 



fe-re, adv. almost : fere m4h, with difficulty, 

 scarcely. 



fe-re-fe-re. See fefe. 



fe-ri (ori), v. to cool the head, to rest ; to seek, in- 

 quire after. 



fe-Sl, V. to find fault with. 



fe . . . sd-na (si), v. to betroth : 6 ti fe aya s5na, he 

 has betrothed a wife. 



fi, V. to make ; to place, put, apply to a purpose. 



fl, prep, with, in, by, for, during : 6 & ida ^a 

 woi), he smote them, with a sword y fi i ^e baui), do 

 thus with it; fi oruko oba, in the name of the 

 king ; ami wo li a 6 fi mo eyi ? by what sign shall 

 we know this ? fi gbogbo odio, for or during the 

 whole day. 



fl, V. to swing, vibrate, wave, sling, incline to one 

 side. 



fi . . . ba-le (il^), V. to place on the ground, to put 

 down ; to reject : fi agb9g bale, set the basket down ; 

 mo fi dkh) bale, / laid my heart on the ground, 

 i. e. / rested, was contented, satisfied. 



fi . . . Tjo, v. to put into, to put on, as a garment ; to 

 dip,, to soak : fi oka bo di otxb, soak the corn till 

 morning. 



fi . . . bo-mi (omi), v. to dip, immerse, soak in 

 neater. 



fi . . . bu, V. to put on oath, to swear one ; to accuse. 



fi . . . bo., V. to abuse, vilify, curse. 



fi . . . da-le (ile), v. to throw, as a horse his rider. 



fi-di-ba-le (idi ilS), v. to sit down. 



fi . . . dzfi-fa-ra, v. to slight, to treat with dis- 

 respect. 



fi . . . dz9.-re, v. to justify, in a forensic sense. 



fi . . . dze, V. to place in authority, to ajipoint. 



fi . . . dze-bi (ebi), v. to condemn, to regard as 

 guilty. 



fi . . . dze-AVO ai-ye, v. to condemn to death. 



fi . . . dzi, V. to forgive, to remit sin, repeal a law. 



fi . . . dzi-y9. (die), v. to punish, to give up to 

 misery. 



fi . . . dz6-na, v. to burn : fi igi diona, bum the 

 wood. 



fl . . . dzo-ye (die), v. to aprimnt to office. 



fi . . . dzo-ba (die), v. to appoint one to be king. 



fi-fil, n. a tearing, that which is torn or to be torn. 

 See fa. 



fi-fa-yo, n. which is dratvn out, extricated. 



fl-fl, flr)-flr), w. dimness, twilight. 



fi-fi, n. a swinging, which swings, &c. : ebo f ifi, a 

 wave-offering. 



fi-fo, n. which is broken. See f6. 



fi-f 5, n. which is washed. See f5. 



fi . . . fu, V. to give to, endow toith. 



fi-fli. See fuijfufl. 



fi . . . gbe, V. to give up to destruction, to destroy, 



fi-gbo-na, V. to heat, to warm. 



fi . . . gTirj, v. to put to the male. 



fi . . . ha, V. to hang up, to suspend. 



fi . . . h&T), V. to show, exhibit, reveal, betray. 



fi . . . kfi, V. to place or set upon. 



fi . . . k6i), V. to add to : fi omiraij k6q 8, ddd an- 

 other to it. 



fi . . . kp^, V. to suppose, to pretend, to mean (Gen. 

 33, 8) : nwoi) fi i kpe woli, they supposed him to 

 be a prophet ; 6 fi axk rS kp6 :Qkaq, he pretended 

 to be something great. 



fi... 16-16 (ilg), fi...l6, fi...si-le, V. to put 

 down, leave, forsake : fi oye IS, to abdicate, resign 

 office. 



fi . . . l§-lo-'WO, V. to deliver to. 



fi . . . 11-kpo, V. to substitute. 



fi . . . lo, V. to investigate, inquire, interrogate. 



fi . . . m6, V. to suspect, attach to, impute. 



fi . . . ni5, V. to cause to know, to show, inform of. 



fi . . . mu, V. to take hold of, grasp : fi ese mu ilu 

 (or ilS), to grow firmly, to be established, confirmed. 



fi . . . inu-16 (ilB), V. to establish, confirm ; 6 _fi -ese 

 mu ilB wayi, he is noio established. 



fi-na, n. a leather string. 



fi-na, fe-na (fe ina), v. to blow the fire, kindle. 



fi...nij&. Seefi-le-16. 



fix), V. to terminate, to be perfected ; to discover ; 

 to engrave, embellish ; to be fine, nice : bo . . . li 

 abo fii), to peel off the bark. 



fir), V. to fill with smoke, smother, suffocate. 



fil)-dzu (odifi), v. to be neat, tidy, tasteful in re- 

 gard to one's appearance. 



fig-fir), n. which is carved, engraved, <tc. See fiij. 



flr)-flr), n. dimness, twilight. 



fir)-rir), n. a thread. 



fi-O-fi-0, adv. very (high) : il6 ga fiofio, the house 

 is very high. 



fi . . . ra-na. See fi . . . gbona. 



fi-rax) (oral)), v. to aggress, to seek a quarel. 



fi . . . r§, V. to curse : fire, to be accursed. 



fi-ri (fi and ri, to be), a complement of diH, to sur- 

 2)ass, employed in the sense of more ; as, 6 tobi 



