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one has undertaken to do, in expr. as: hit [‘it’] cam’ till a f., a puir [‘poor’] f., it did not succeed, did not turn out well. Nm. ford has poss. arisen through mingling of O.N. fǫr, f., an expedition; journey, and O.N. ferð, f., in same sense. Cf. ferd¹, fori and førd, sb., and the use of these words (“hit cam’ til a ferd”, etc.).

for-døn [fɔrdøn·], perf. part. and adj., bewitched, cursed, burdensome or heavy; he took a f.-d. skate (an uncommonly heavy ray) upo de tap [‘top’] o’ dat (St.), døn = Eng. done, perf. part. — From an old forgerðr (-gjörðr), fyrirgerðr, perf. part., bewitched; O.N. fyrirgera, vb., to bewitch; Fær. forgjørdur, No. forgjord, perf. part. and adj., = Da. forgjort, bewitched.

foren [fōrən], perf. part., prop. gone away; set off; now only in phrases, such as: Foo [‘how’]’s du f.? what luck have you had (on your journey)? I’m f. ower weel [‘very well’], I have fared very well. Conn. O.N. farinn, perf. part. of fara, vb., to fare; travel. Cf. faren and misforen, perf. part., and førd², vb.

forgeng [fōrgæŋ] and forgenger [fōr··gæŋ(g)·ər], sb., a foreboding; vision; a supernatural appearance of a person, portending this person’s death (one’s wraith). *forgang- or *fyrirgang-; cf. No. fyreferd, f., a foreboding. See feiness, sb., under fei, adj.

forhelma, fore-h. [fōr·hæl·ma], sb., a patch of grassy stubble (helma), the grass of which has not been eaten by the cattle. Y., Fe. Also forhelm [fōr·hælm·] (Fe.). In similar sense as in forhelma, “for, fore [fōr]” is found in Y. and Fe. in a) “for-girs, fore-girs [-‘grass’]”, permanent grass-field for a favourite animal; b) “for-lay, fore-lay”, separated piece of pasture, lying fal-

low; e) fore-stubble = forhelma. L.Sc. “fore” is found in meanings by which the Shetl. prefix can be explained, acc. to Jam.: “still remaining”, “saved as a stock”, etc.; but none of the given compds., used in Shetl. — nor corresponding ones, — are mentioned in Jam. For the second part in forhelma see helma¹, sb.

fori [fōri], sb., a poor sesult of an errand or of something one has undertaken to do, in expr. as: hit [‘it’] cam’ till a f. Y. (Y^h., Yⁿ.). O.N. fǫr, f., an expedition; journey; Sw. dial. fora, f., a journey there and back. Cf. the use of ferd¹ (ford², førd), sb.

fork [få‘rk], vb., to work eagerly without progress, to f. in or atill (intill) onyting [‘into something’]. Wests. (Sa.). Doubtless to raise or move (as with a fork). O.N. forka, vb., to pole; Eng. fork, vb., in L.Sc. partly in a fig. sense (diff. from Shetl. fork): to look out or search for anything.

forken, forkon [fȯ‘rkən (fɔ̇‘rkən), fə‘rkən], adj., 1) desirous; greedy, esp. for food, dainty, f. for meat (food), for fish; N.Sh. [Y^h.: fə‘rkən; otherwise more comm.: fȯ‘rkən]; also fjorken [fjȯ‘rkən (fjə‘rkɩn)] (U^wg.: fjə‘rkɩn), which easily assimilates to fjorkin, fjörkin, adj. (q.v.). forken [fȯ‘rkən] is reported from Wh. in sense of voracious. 2) appetizing, making one’s mouth water; see forken-met, sb. — O.N. forkunni and forkunna, adj., eager to learn; inquiring; No. forkunn, Sw. dial. fårken (fårkån), adj., also delicious; savoury; Fær. forkunnigur, adj., applied to food: delicious; eagerly longed for.

forken (forkon)-met [fȯ‘r··kənmɛt·, fɔ̇‘r··kən-], sb., delicious, savoury food. N.Roe. *forkunn(ar)-matr, from O.N. forkuðr (forkunnr), f., eagerness; inclination; longing. No. forkunnmat,

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