Dulfulle, 228, doleful. Dwelle, 3, dwell, give attention. So in the Sevyn Sages, 1, “Lordynges that here likes to dwell, Leves yowr speche and heres this spell.” Dwere, doubt. Echone, each one. Edyfy, 252, 256, edify. Efne, 278, heaven. Efte, again. Eyd, 325, heed. Eyen, eyn, eyne, eyes. Eylsum, 93, wholesome, sound. Eyte, 129, eight. Eyted, 83, eighth. Eyzil, 325, vinegar. Empere, 201, emperor. Enchesone, _vide_ incheson. Ende, _vide_ Hende. Ensens, 162, incense. Enspyre, inspire. Erbys, herbs. Erdon, 282, errand. Erst, 105, else. Ertheleche, earthly. Earthepwave, 331, earthquake. Everyche, every. Everychone, every one. Evy, heavy. Exys, 270, axes. Fad, 24, fed. Fader, father. Fay, faith, truth. Fayer, fair. Fayn, glad, joyful. Falfage, 39, a mistake in the MS. for “falsage.” Fals, false. Falsed, 10, baffled. Fame, 139, defame. Famyt, 105, famished. Fare, 162, go. This word is very common in early English. Faryn, 89, fare. Faryn, 163, gone. Fawe, 293, glad. _Vide_ fayn. The same form of the word occurs in Kyng of Tars, 1058. Fawte, fault. Fawth, want. Fe, 183, money. Tyrwhitt says that this word is sometimes used to signify inheritable possessions, in contradistinction to money or moveables. See Lydgate’s Minor Poems, p. 117. Feble, feeble. Feetly, 135, fitly, properly. Fey, faith. Feynnesse, feebleness. Feythful, 375, believing. Feythnnesse, 44, feebleness. Felachep, fellowship. Felawes, fellows, companions. Fele, many, often. Fele, very. Felle, 188, skin. Felle, fierce. Felle, 65, overcome. Fellere, 159, destroyer. Fenaunce, 223, end. Fend, fiend. Fenne, 166, 264, fen. “Fenne, labina,” Prompt. Parv. Fer, far. Ferd, feared. Ferde, 117, fared. Fere, 91, companion. Fere, fire. Fere, fear. Fere, far. Ferforthe, 126, henceforth. Feryng, fearing. Ferly, 17, wonderful. Feste, feast. Fett, fetch. Fygwryth, figureth. Fylt, 112, filled. Fise, 385. Fyth, fight. Fytt, 186, a division or part in music. See Percy’s Reliques, Tyrwhitt’s Chaucer, gloss. in voc. fit., Sir F. Madden’s gloss. to Sir Gawayne, in voc., and the old ballad of King Estmere. Flem, 280, banish. _Vide_ Chaucer’s Manciples Tale, “and appetit flemeth discretion.” Flyth, flight. Flom, river. Florens, 167, florins, francs. Ancient French coins. Floure, flower. Flowe, 3, flowed. Foyson, 66, 89, abundance. Folys, fools. Folwe, follow. Folwyth, followeth. Fomen, 56, foes. Fon, 12, foes. Fond, 25, try. Fonge, 41, 243, undertake. Fonnyng, 304, temptation. Fonnys, 367, foolish. Food, 149, offspring. Fop, 295, fool. “Foppe, folet, fatuellus, stolidus, follus,” Prompt. Parv. For, notwithstanding. Fordere, 240, further. Fordone, ruined, destroyed. For-fare, 47, perish. Forgeten, forgot. Forlorn, 7, utterly lost. Former, 159, creator. For-than, 64, therefore. For-thy, 120, therefore, on this account. Foulyng, 306, wretch. Frayth, 15, affrayeth, caused fear to. Fre, 3, 8, noble.
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