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fastiband [fas··tiband·], sb., cross-beam under the thwart of a boat, = bekk (fastibekk), hadi-band. Y. *fast-band. Cf. band, sb., in the sense of ribs of a boat. — Occas. fastiband is used of the rope tied to the anchor-stone, fast(i), sb.

fastibekk [fas··tibɛk·, -bək·], sb., cross-beam under the thwart of a boat, = fastiband and bekk¹. Fo. *fast-bekkr.

*fat-gude, *fat-guid, sb., butter and train-oil, formerly paid as a tax to the feudal lord of the Shetland Islands. Balfour: fatgude. Sinclair’s Rental: fat guid (see G.G., Ant. p. 176). Poss. (acc. to A.W.J.) an orig. *fat-góðs, from O.N. fat, n., a vat, and góz (góðs), n., goods. The latter part of the compd., in that case, is modified trough L.Sc.

fatl, fattel [fatəl, faƫəl, fäƫəl, fäitəl], vb., 1) to tie round; wind round; fasten with bands or ropes (fetel, fettel), e.g. a burden on one’s back, load on a pack-horse, sinker (steed, kappi) on a long-line, etc.; he’s gotten it a’ [‘all’] fatteld (tied) upon his back noo [‘now’] (Uⁿ.: fäitəl); to tie together the hind legs of a cow before milking, to tie together the legs of a pig or a sheep before slaughtering, to f. de (legs o’ a) coo [‘cow’] or grice [‘pig’]. fatteld [(fatəld, faƫəld) fäƫəld, fäitəld], perf. part., chained; tied; hampered in one’s movements; having the legs tied together (of a cow, pig, sheep). U. 2) to work continuously at something without particular success; to bungle, to f. aboot somet’in’; Y. and Fe. [faƫəl, fäƫəl]. O.N. fatla, vb., to impede; enclose (by rope); No. fatla also to bungle, — fitla (R.). Cf. fitl, fitel, vb.

fatlin [faƫlɩn, fäƫlɩn, fäitlɩn, faƫ··əlin·], sb., 1) the act of tying round (winding round; fastening); U. 2) a band or rope tied round (somewhat diff.

from fetel, which esp. denotes the band or rope before it is tied round); de f. o’ de klibber (the pack-saddle), de f. o’ de coo (the rope by which a cow’s hind legs are tied during milking); de f. o’ de “steed” (the sinker, de kappi, on the long-line). U. 3) bungle; futile working at something; Y. and Fe. [faƫlin, fäƫlin]. — *fatlan and *fatling, winding round, etc.; see fatl, fattel, vb.

fädmel, sb., see fedmel, sb.

fäi, adj., see fei, adj.

fäitel, vb., see fatl, fattel, vb.

†fed [fēd, fē^əd], vb., to have a severe, fierce look; to frown. Also Ork. Orig. uncertain. Poss. to be classed with M.Eng. fede, A.S. fǽhð, hatred; enmity.

fedabord [fed··abȯrd·, fəd··abord·, fəd··abərd·] and fedebord [fəd··əbȯrd·, -bərd·], sb., 1) heavy sleet, a f. o’ rain. 2) dense snow-storm; see fogbord(er), sb. 3) dense sea-spray; “de sea is gaun [‘going’] in a f.”, of a very agitated sea (the sea is foaming). U^w. Etym. uncertain. In the senses 1 and 3 a deriv. of a *vætuburðr might be indicated, as the initial v in Shetl. Norn at times changes to f; O.N. væta, f., wet; sleet; rain. For the last syllable, see bord², sb., and fogbord(er), sb.

fedek (fiddek) [fedək, fədək (fɩdək], feidek [fæidək] and fodek [fodək, fȯdək], sb., 1) bucket; water-pail; Wh.; Du.; Uⁿ., etc. The forms fedek and feidek are characteristic of Wh., the form fodek of Du. (partly as a tabu-name, sea-term), fedek [fedək] is reported from Uⁿ. as a sea-term (fishermen’s tabu-name) for bucket, while dollek was the current word. Now, however, commonly: dafek [dafək] from Gael. dabhach (a large tub; brewing vat). vatek [vatək] is reported from St., and vadek [vadək] from N., as a name for water-pail; doubtless *fadek and the