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fadabrod nn. old, partly broken object
fader, faðir nm. father
fallj nn. current in the sea;
infallj flowing tide;
utfallj ebbing tide
fallja vs. to fall
fallja at to fall asleep, slumber
fallja fyri to occur to one:
dað
fellj fyri mjer! it came into my mind
fallja frå 1. to fall off; 2. to forsake; 3. to die
falljauppå to begin to lose freshness (fish, meat);
fisken
er falljen upå
fallj nn. 1. fall; 2. downfall, lameness
fanga vw. to tie a knot; at fanga upp linena
fang nn. 1. grasp, hold; 2. knot; 3. prize, booty, profit
fann nn. heap fo drifted snow de snaw lies in fanns
far nn. epidemic
far nn. vessel, boat
far nn. time, round;fyrsta farið! annar (farið)! first round! second (round)! (in children's games)
faren adj. gone, passed away, old-fashioned, obsolete
fasgerd, fasgård nm. 1. wall of peats; 2. length of pleated straw; 3. long rag dragged behind: hvatna fasgerd er dað, at du dreger efter djer?
fasgårda vw. to repair a straw-basket (kessi) sewing a new bottom
fallsjon nn. epidemic
Fasten nf. Quinquagesima
fasta vw. to fasten
fatgud nm. butter and train-oil, paid as a tax to a feudal
feda vw. to have a severe, fierce look
fedek nm. 1.bucket; 2. waterpail
fedmel nf. thick woman
feg, fåg 1. beautiful; 2. sun T
feg, fej adj. dying
fegska nf. supernatural vision portending death
fellj, fjellj nn. 1. mountain; 2. height
fellja vw. to strike
felljo nm. 1. mate, an equal; 2. companion
fema vw. to float as a layer on the water (of oil)
fena vw. to show delight, receive hospitably; eg fena hannj ikke I could not bear him
fenlig adj. pleasant, attractive
ferd nf. 1. travel, journey; dað kom til ferdar [ferdeks] it was a nice journey (ironically);2.speed, great haste (also fjerd);
at gånga veð muklari fjerd; dað er fjerd å honon
ferd, fjørd nn. 1. a person of value or importance; 2. good compensation
ferda vw. to walk quickly; at gånga ferdandi; hvarna ferder du til? sjuven ferdaði burt veð sinu fragi
ferdalek nm. journey or errand resulting badly; dað kom til ferdaleks
ferdebord nm. great haste or bustle
ferdig adj. 1. in good condition; 2. still active; 3. ready, prepared
ferdimet nm. provisions for a journey
fifla vw. to act foolishly
fifler nm. foolosh person
fillafjoga nf. nothing turning out; dað gekk fiflafljoga veð honon everything gone wrong with him
filska vw. 1. to make fun; 2. to make fun; at filska veð stoljkon
filska nf. 1. foolery, sillyfun; 2. flighty behaviour
finna vs. 1. to find; 2. to feel; eg fann guvið av hans anjd I felt his breath; at finna kalt [gott, ilt]; fu finner du? how do you feel?
firdet adj. lost, disappeared (in spite of search)
firl nn. ridiculous new fashion in dress
fisk nm. fish
fiskafjel nf. fish-board, partition in a boat to prevent fish from slipping
fiskalig adj. suitable for fishing; dað er ikke fiskaligt i dag the weather is not good for fishing today
fiskarroe nm. unlike or unbecoming a practical fisherman
fisket adj. out of order, tangled
fitgeng, fitgång nm. cattle track
fitja vw. to plait or twist into each other
fivla vw. to cover thinly; at fivla uppå kost
fjagers interj. hang it!; fy upon it! = exclamation of annoyance
fjala vw. 1. to hide oneself; 2. disappear
fjaldrekar interj. exclamation of surprise
fjalsgård nm. fence, division, marking boundary parts of a out-field
fjandi nm. devil; fjandin siter i dinon hanjdon! confound it! hang it!
fjansken interj. oath, exclamation: confound it! hang it!; fjansken uppå ita ting! may fortune attend that child!
fjarsken 1.nm. devil; 2. interj. outburst, anger: hvatna er fjarsken veð djer?
fjasken adj. desirous, greedy;
fisken er ikke fjasken the fish won't bite
fjedemor nm.poor butter
fjel nf. board, esp. plank in a boat
fjoda nf. short skirt; esp. skirt with a bodice
fjog nn. loose substance, dust
fjoga vw. to grind, crush
fjomtan num. fifteen, 15
fjora nf. edd, foreshore
fjorahvarf nn. absense of ebb
fjord nm. 1. firth; 2. extensive fishing-ground
fjord nm. 1. crowd; 2. multitude
fjorek nm. pet name for a little child: oh du piri fjorek! darling, my little life!
fjorken adj. 1. nimble; 2. active; fisken er ikke fjorken
fjosket adj. slovenly, untidy
fjårka vw. to move nimbly in a wheedling orcoquettish manner
fla nn. (ON flag) thin, pared off heather- or grass-turf
flakra vw. 1. to play fond pranks; 2. to fool; at flakra veð stoljkon
flatja vw. 1. to flatten, press down; 2. strike to the ground
flemper nn. passion, excited state of mind
flemster, flemter nn. a rushing along in a confused hurry
flet nm. patch of cultivated land, strip of arable or grass land
flinder nn. splinter; shaving; thin slice
flingset adj. giddy, wild
flinsja sog vw. to lie basking in the sunshine
flitja vw. 1. to move aside; 2. move oneself; 3. to carry
flitman nm. porter
flo nm. 1. swampy place, morass; 2. sea T
floga vw. to throw, let fall
floga nf. fly; longafloga, swartafloga
flogadriftnf. (confused) haste, speed
flokk nm. crowd, multitude
flokner, flukner nm. (ON árflognir 'raven poet.', *flognir) fowl T
floraskit nn. unsuccessful work
flosa vw. to flirt, coquet, dally
floti nm. small ferryboat, raft
fluka, fljuka vs. to fly off, fall off
fluki nm. little fellow; to a child: min piri fluki!
flukra nf. 1. quantity of big snowflakes; 2. occas. snowflake
flurakavi nm. dense snow
fløda vw. (past fløddi) to reach high water
flød, flørd nf. speed, great haste
flødferd nf. great hurry, speed
foga vw. to drift (of dense snow); fogandi [murandi] kavi dense falling snow, snow-storm
fogbord nm. dense snow-storm
folekar nm. folk, people, esp. men T
folgja, foldja 1. annual pension; 2. abundant provisions; 3. long time, eternity
foiljda vw. to wrap oneself in clothes; foiljdet; foiljdet um andlitið
fomma vw.1. to smoke; 2. to drift; 3. to escape (of a smoke); guven fommar ut um dørnar; hannj fommar ut guvena; fommandi kavi
foni nm. fire T
for(ð) nm.(ON forði) a find of great value
for prep. (Dan, Nor for) for;
hvat for mannj er hannj? what kind of man is he?
ford nf. poor result;dað kom til pørligara fordar it didn´t succeed
forgeng, forgång nm. foreboding, supernatural appearance of a person; see fegska
forken-metet nm. delicious, savoury food
forkop nn. 1. lawman's salary; 2.taxes constituting the lawman's salary
forlegen adj. thoroughly exhausted, weakened
forrum nn. forehold in a boat
fors nm. waterfall
forsend nf. snell on a fishing-line
formela vw. (ON fyrirmæla) to consecrate, sanctify forspoken water (holy water)
forsukn nf. piece of iron or whalebone fixed to a sinker on a fishing-line
fosens interj. exclamation of surprise: oh min fosens! oh my gracious!
foud nm. (ON foguti) 1. bailiff, prefect; 2. president of supreme court
foudrí nn. (Dan. fogderi) 1. bailiff's district, bailiwick; 2. office of bailiff (great foud)
frad nm. fart
fradavw. to fart
frek nm. feeble, delicate person
fråsaga 1. tale, narrative; 2.rumour
frag nn. 1. person or thing of value; 2. good bargain; dað er frag that's a great deal; at gera frag ut av e-on to make a good profit (partly ironically)
fram adv. 1. forward; 2. forward to the stem of a boat; 3. away from the shore out to sea; at seta ut fram to head towards the high seas; hannj er fram setting seawards (tide); fram veð (forwards) along; at vara frammito be out at dep-sea fishing;
fram av in front of, farther out at sea; in games: at vara frammi to be forward; comp.
framer farther out at sea opposed to hemer: fremer Sedeken - hemer Sedeken
framhav nn. deap-sea fishing grounds; at gånga til framhavs = at gånga fram
framsida nf. foreside
fremd nf. foreign countries
fremd adj. strange, not akin
frend nm. kinsman, relative;see blødfrind
frest nn. poor attempt to carry out a piece of work
frest nn. respite, time spent in waiting
fresta vw. 1. to afford; 2. to attempt, try; 3. to dispense with
fresta vw. 1. to delay, postpone; 2. to have a respite;3. to wait (Conn.)
fro nn. 1. seed of a plant; 2.anthers in a flower
frod nf. froth, foam, esp. sea-foam
frolik nm. (ON fróðleikr) old magic rigmaroleor formula
fromli adj. neat,orderly
fron nm. superstition, magic formula
fru nf. 1. woman; 2. wife T
frøtt nf. (ON frétt) 1. sooth-saying;2. superstitious belief, customs and spells; 3. news
frå prep. from; at sija frå
fugl, ful nm. bird
fuglekavi nm. dense snow-storm
ful adj. 1. foul, uncertain; 2.angry, annoyed
fullek nm. fool force, speed
fumlig adj. big, unshapely, gross in appearance
fund, fynd nm. a find, something found
fungli adj. 1. generous; 2. open-handed
fusom adj. eager, industrious
futra vw. 1. to check; 2. to prevent; 3. stand in one's way
futvark nm. 1. pain in the feet; 2. much trudging about
fyrering nm. four-oared boat
fyri prep. for;
alt fyri et just this minute (Fær. alt fyri eitt)
fyrebord nm. apparition coming as a (supernatural) warning; gekk til fyrebordar came to nothing, vane hope
fyrfoder nm. cat T (the four-footed one)
fyrsmå nf. 1. contempt, outrage, neglect; 2. small triffling present, triffle
fyrsmå vw. 1. to diminish, lessen; 2. disregard; 3. insult;a firsmjoin body
fyrst num. first
føra vw. (ON fœra) to convery, carry; du mynt føra sen du finner be content with what you have or get
førd nf. 1. hurry;2. unsuccessful result (=misførd); de vuru å muklari (mis)førd
førda vw. (ON ferðask) 1. to wander; 2. to get on [along] in a certain manner; 3. to thrive; at førda gott/ilt to behave; hannj førdaði vel he was well received
få vs. 1. to get, receive; 2. procure; få mjer dykk!
fång nn. embrace
fångsnåra nf. violin (old-fashioned) = gju [gu, gø] 2-stringed violin
fångstrång nm.the first string of a violin
fåren adj. 1. gone away; 2. set off; fu er du fåren? what luck have you had? eg er fåren øver vel I've fared very well
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