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Shetl. word is in its form, Eng. “fain”, vb., but it differs in meaning from this now obs. Eng. verb, while it is used similarly to O.N. fagna, vb. See fenli, adj., and ill-fen, vb.

fenget [fæŋət], adj., ingratiating; wheedling, a f. body. N.Roe. Prob. to be classed with No. fengleg, adj., hospitable; lavishly entertaining, and fengsleg, adj., attractive at first sight.

fenli, fainly [fē^ənli, fɛ̄^ænli], adj., pleasant; agreeable; attractive (of looks; behaviour); f.-faced, with smiling, kind looks; kindly obliging, = No. fegen, adj. (R.); No. fegneleg, adj., joyful. *feginligr. With ref. to the form, fen- (in fenli) has arisen through infl. of Eng. fain, adj. (O.N. feginn, adj., glad, ought in Shetl. regularly to have given *fegin or *fegen). Cf. fen, vb.

fer, sb., see ferd¹, sb.

*fer, *fir [fər], prep., for. This form of pronunciation is now only found in a single compd., i.e.: a’ [‘all’]-fe(r)-jens [ā·fəje‘ns·], adv., just this minute, = Fær. “alt fyri eitt” in the same sense, “jens” is L.Sc. anis, ains, aince (yince), adv., once. O.N. fyr, prep., for, = fyrir. — See *fire [fərə], prep., for.

fera, sb., see golsa-fera, sb.

ferald [færald, færal], sb., really, a stretch; extensive tract or ground, esp. a fishing-ground of a certain extent, a f. o’ grund [grȯnd]. Fe. The word must be a deriv. of O.N. far, n., in sense of way; tract; thoroughfare (cf. No. far). For “faraldr, farald” (Icel.), a deriv. of “far”, but diff. in meaning from Shetl. ferald, see far³, sb.

ferd¹ [færd, fē^ərd], sb., 1) a travel; journey, now only in certain phrases, as: “hit [‘it’] cam’ till a f. [færd]” or (more commonly) “h. c. t. a ferdek [færdək, fərdək]”, “that was a nice journey”, ironically of a voyage or errand with a poor result;

Y. (Y^{h., n}.); cf., a) ferdalek, himinsferd, hjimmelsferd; b) ferdimet, in which compounds ferd partly has its original meaning, a journey; voyage. From Conn. is recorded a form “fer [fē^ər]” in the phrase “de hoidin fer”, the accomplishment of a work, really, the last trip (the last transport or bringing home of the peats, dried on the hill; the finishing of the harvest-work), = de hoittin g(j)ang; see further hottin, adj., and gang, sb. 2) speed; great haste, to geng wi’ a (great) f.; der’r a f. upon him de day [‘to-day’]. Usually pronounced “færd”, rarely (as e.g. Nmⁿ.) “fē^ərd”. In sense of speed, haste, a changed form fjard [fjärd] from Nmⁿ. (N.Roe) is also recorded; to geng wi’ a fj.; der’r a awfu’ fj. upo dee. 3) a person, esp. a woman of imposing proportions, doubtless with ref. to the manner in which the person in question moves forward; a great f. (U.: færd). — O.N. ferð, f., a travel; journey; Icel., Fær. ferð and No. ferd also mean speed. For Shetl. ferd 3, cf. O.N. ferð in sense of a troop moving forward. ferd 3 might, however, be quite another word, viz. an old *verd; see the foll. ferd², sb. — In sense of movement; behaviour; manner, ferd¹ (færd) is found in atferd, sb.

ferd² [færd], sb., a person or article of value, of importance, esp. ironically of someone or something of no importance; dat [‘that’] is a f.; sae [‘so’] is he a f.? N.I. (Fe.). In U. esp. of a valuable find (something found out of doors and carried home); he’s fonn a f. i’ de mornin’, he has made a valuable find this morning (U^wg.). — fjörd [fjörd] is a rarer form in sense of a good compensation; I’m gotten a fj. for gaun [‘going’], I have been well paid to go, i.e. to carry out the errand (Y^h.?); partly ironically.