An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Chapter 296 : _Ferguson._ ~First-fit~, _s._ The name given, in the calendar of superst.i.tion, to th

_Ferguson._

~First-fit~, _s._ The name given, in the calendar of superst.i.tion, to the person who _first_ enters a house, on any day which is particularly regarded as influencing the fate of a family, S.

_J. Nicol._

~Fitsted~, _s._ Print of the foot, S. B.

_Gl. s.h.i.+rr._

~Fitty~, ~Futty~, _adj._ Expeditious, S. A.

_Gl. Sibb._

~Fittie-lan'~, _s._ The nearer horse of the hindmost pair in a plough, S. q. _foot the land_.

_Burns._

~Fitting~, _s._ Footing, S.

_Z. Boyd._

~Fittininment~, _s._ Interest, S. B.

_Poems Buchan Dial._

_To_ ~Fitter~, _v. a._

1. To injure by frequent treading, S.

2. _v. n._ To make a noise with the feet, S.

Belg. _voeteer-en_, to foot it.

~Fitterin~, _s._ The noise made by frequent and rapid motion of the feet, S.

_To_ FITCH, _v. n._ To move by slow succussations, S.

FITHOWE, FITHAWE, _s._ A polecat.

_Acts Ja. I._

FYVESUM, _adj._ Five together, S. A.

FIXFAX, _s._ The tendon of the neck of cattle or sheep, S.

FIXFAX, _s._ Hurry, S. B.

_Ross._

Su. G. _fiks_, alacer.

_To_ FIZZ, _v. n._ To make a hissing noise, S.

Isl. _fys-a_, sufflare.

_Burns._

~Fizz~, ~Fize~, _s._ A hissing noise, S.

_To_ FIZZ, FIZZ _about_, _v. n._

1. To be in a bustling state, S.

2. To be in a rage, S.

A. S. _fys-an_, festinare; Isl. _fys-a_, instigare.

~Fizz~, _s._

1. A great bustle, S.

Su. G. _fias_, id.

2. Rage, heat of temper, S.

FLA, _s._ A flea.

A. S. id.

_Palice Hon._

FLACKIE, _s._ A truss made of straw, for preserving a horse's back from being hurt by the _creel_, Orkn.

_To_ FLAF, FLAFF, _v. n._

1. To flap, S.

_Hudson._