A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 77 : +Ey+, _sb._ egg, C, C3, Prompt.; +eye+, S3, W; +ay+, G, HD; +eyren+, _pl._, PP; +eiren+

+Ey+, _sb._ egg, C, C3, Prompt.; +eye+, S3, W; +ay+, G, HD; +eyren+, _pl._, PP; +eiren+, PP; +eirun+, W2; +ayren+, MD; +egges+, PP.--AS. _aeg_ (pl. _aegru_); cp. Icel. _egg_, whence E. _egg_.

+Eyle+, _adj._ loathsome, troublesome, NED; AS. _egle_: OTeut. *_agljo_; cp. Goth. _aglus_; see Sievers, 303.

+Eylen+, _v._ to trouble, afflict, NED; +eilin+, S; +eile+, _pr. s._, S2, PP; +eyleth+, C2, C3, C, PP.--AS. _eglan_: Goth. _agljan_.

+Eyre+, _sb._ air, C3, P; +eire+, W; +eyr+, C; +eir+, W2, PP; +aier+, PP; +ayer+, S3; +air+, S2 (20. 167); +aire+, NED.--OF. _air_; Lat.

_aerem_.

+Eyre+, _sb._ heir, S2, PP; +eire+, W, PP; +ayre+, HD; +aire+, S2; +eir+, S, S2; +eyr+, G; +eyer+, S2; +heir+, S, C2; +heyr+, C3.--OF.

_eir_, _heirs_; Lat. _heres_.

+Eyren+, _sb. pl._; see +Ey+.

+Eyt+; see +Eten+.

+Eythes+, _sb. pl._ harrows, PP.--AS. _egee_, harrow: OHG. _egida_.

+E?e+, _sb._ awe, MD; +eie+, S; +eye+, S, G; +?eie+, S; +a?eie+, S, NED; +aye+, HD; +ey?e+, G.--AS. _ege_: Goth. _agis_; see Sievers, 263. 4. Cf.

+Awe+.

+E?e+, _sb._ eye, S, S2, PP; +ehe+, S; +eghe+, S; +eie+, S2; +ye+, S2, C2, C3, G; +i?e+, S3, W, W2; +y?e+, W2; +e+, S2, S3; +ee+, S3; +e?en+, _pl._, S, S2; +egen+, S; +eien+, S; +eyen+, S, S2, P; +eyn+, S3; +eghen+, S2, C; +ei?en+, S2, PP; +ei?yen+, S2; +eyne+, Sh.; +ehne+, S; +ene+, S3; +eye+, S2; +i?en+, W, W2, S3; +y?en+, S2; +iyen+, S3; +yen+, C2, C3; +eyghen+, P; +eighen+; +ine+, S2; +eyghes+, PP; +eyghe+, PP.--AS. _eage_: Goth. _augo_; cp. OHG. _ouga_ (Otfrid).

+E?e-lid+, _sb._ eye-lid, MD; +ehelid+, S.

+E?e-put+, _sb._ the socket of the eye; +e?e-puttes+, _pl._, MD.

+E?e-url+, _sb._ window; +ehurl+, MD.--_eag-yrl_; cp. Goth.

_auga-dauro_, window (eye-door).

+E?he-sihe+, _sb._ the sight of the eye, presence, MD; +ehsihe+, S; +i?e-si?t+, S3.

+E?-sen+, _sb._ presence; +eighesene+, _dat._, MD; +aehseone+, MD; +ecsene+, MD; +exsene+, MD.--Cp. Icel. _aug-sn_, OHG. _oug-siuni_ (Tatian).

F.

+Fa+, _adj._ few, H; see +Fewe+.

+Fa+, +Faa+, _sb._ foe, S, S2; see +Foo+.

+Face+, _sb._ face, PP; a term in astrology, C2.--OF. _face_; Lat.

_faciem_.

+Facion+, _sb._ fas.h.i.+on, S3; see +Fasoun+.

+Facound+, _sb._ eloquence, fluency, CM; +facunde+, H, Prompt.--OF.

_faconde_; Lat. _facundia_.

+Facound+, _adj._ eloquent, CM.--OF. _faconde_; Lat. _facundum_.

+Fade+, _adj._ weak, faint (of colour), MD; +vad+, MD.--OF. _fade_.

+Faden+, _v._ to fade, lose colour, wither, to cause to wither, MD, Cath., Prompt.; +vade+, MD, Sh., HD.

+Fader+, _sb._ father, S, S2, C3; +Feader+, S; +feder+, S; +vader+, S, S2; +veder+, S; +fadre+, S2; +faderes+, _gen. s._, S; +fadres+, C2; +fader+, S2, C2, C3; +faderes+, _pl._, S2; +fadres+, C2; +fadris+, W.--AS. _faeder_.

+Fadme+, _sb._ fathom, _ulna_, MD, Prompt., C; +fadome+, CM; +fedme+, MD; +fadmen+, _pl._, G.--AS. _faem_.

+Fadmen+, _v._ to embrace, MD, Prompt.; +famen+, MD; +fadmede+, _pt.

s._, MD; +famed+, _pp._, MD, S2.--AS. _faemian_.

+Faec+, _sb._ s.p.a.ce, interval, portion of time; +fece+, _dat._, S.--AS.

_faec_; cp. OHG. _fah_ (MHG. _vach_), a wall, a compartment.

+Faeie+, _adj. pl._ dead, S; see +Feye+.

+Faerd+, _sb._ army, S; see +Ferd+.

+Faeren+, _v._ to fare, S; see +Faren+.

+Faeu+, _adj._ few, S; see +Fewe+.

+f.a.gen+, _adj._ fain, S; see +Fayn+.

+Fai+, _sb._ faith, S2; +fay+, G; see +Fei+.

+Faie+, _sb._ fay, fairy, S2; see +Fay+.

+Fail+, _sb._ greensward, JD; +faill+, S3; +fail+, gra.s.sy clod cut from the sward, JD.--Gael. _fal_, wall, hedge, sod; OIr. _fal_, wall, hedge (Windisch).

+Fail-d.y.k.e+, _sb._ dike built of sods, JD.

+Faille+, _v._ to fail, S, C2; +fayle+, S2; +failede+, _pt. s._, S.--AF.

_faillir_; Late Lat. _fallire_ for Lat. _fallere_.

+Faille+, _sb._ fail, doubt, MD; +feale+, S3.

+Fainen+, _v._ to rejoice, S2; see +Faynen+.

+Faire+, _sb._ fair, P; see +Feyre+.

+Fairye+, _sb._ fairy power, fairy land, C2; see +Fayerye+.

+Fait+, _sb._ deed, S2, PP; +faite+, PP; see +Fet+.

+Faiten+, _v._ to beg under false pretences, PP; +fayten+, PP.

+Faiterie+, _sb._ deceit, PP; +fayterye+, Prompt., HD.