sparrow

Dumps _s._ the twilight, ex. Dumps of the yavening; Dumpsy towards
twilight

Dunch _adj._ deaf

Dunder-daisy _s._ large field daisy

Dungmixen _s._ a dung-heap

Durgin (g hard) _s._ a great stupid fellow

Durns _s._ side-posts of a door, (? _doorings_)

Ear-burs _s._ a swelling behind the ear

Ear-grass, or Hay-grass _s._ grass after mowing, from A S _erian_, to
till; the grass of tilled land

Ear-keckers _s._ the tonsils of the throat

Eave, Heave _v.n._ to give out moisture, as flagstones in wet weather

E'en-to, Ee'nsto _adv._ up to, all but, ex. There were ten e'ensto one
or two

Element _s._ the sky, used in this sense by Shakespeare in Twelfth-night

Elem'n, or Elm'n _adj._ made of elm

Eldern _adj._ made of the elder

Elt-pig _s._ a young sow

Elver, Eelver, or Yelver _s._ the young eel

Emmers _s._ pl. embers

Emp, or Empt _v._ to empty

En, or Un _pron._ Him, ex. A zid'n: he saw him (A S _hine_)

Er _pron._ He, ex. Er ziden: he saw him

Errish, Arrish, or Herrish _s._ stubble

Evet _s._ eft, or newt

Ex _s._ an axle

Eye _s._ the cavity beneath the arch of a bridge

Fadge _v._ to fare, to be in good condition. "How will this fadge?"
Shaks. Twelfth-night

Fags _interj._ truly! indeed!

Fairy, Fare, Vare _s._ a weasel (old Fr. _vair_, ermine)

False _adj._ forsworn, perjured

Falsing _adj._ coaxing

Fardel _s._ a small bundle, Shaks. Hamlet

Faut (faat) _v._ to find fault

Fauty (faaty) _adj._ given to find fault

Fauth, Foth, Voth _s._ the turning place of the plough at the side of a
field

Featy _adj._ pretty, neat

Feaze _v._ to harass, or ferret

Feaver-largin (g hard), _s._ a fit of indolence

Fell _v._ to sew down a hem

Fend _v._ to forbid (Fr. _defendre_)

Fess _adj._ gay, smart, ex. A fess fellow

Few, Veo _adj._ little, as a few broth

Fie _s._ to succeed, ex. Che-ating pl'y'll never fie

Fig _s._ raisin: figgety-pudden, figgy-cake, rich with raisins

Fildefare, Veelvare _s._ a fieldfare: varewell veelvare, farewell winter

Filtry _s._ rubbish

Fitch, Fitchet _s._ a pole cat, ex. As cross as a fitchet

Fitten _s._ an idle fancy, whim

Flap-jack _s._ small pancake, fritter

Flanker, Vlanker _s._ a spark of fire

Flannin, Vlannen _s._ a flannel

Fleet _s._ the windward side of a hedge

Fleet _v._ to float

Flick _s._ the inside fat of animals; also flitch of bacon

Flitter