F.
Forced. 3. farced, stuft. we now say, forc'd-meat, yfarced, 159, 160. enforsed. MS. Ed. II. 20. fors, 170. called fars, 150. it seems to mean season, No. 4. Mixt. 4 where potage is said to be forced with powdour-douce.
Fort. passim. strong. Chaucer.
Fresee. MS. Ed. 47.
Fenkel. 6. 77. Fenel, 76. 172. Fenell, 100. Fennel. Germ. Venikol.
Belg. Venckel.
Forme. Proem. 95. forme.
Funges. 10. Mushrooms, from the French. Cotgrave. Holme III. p. 82.
The Romans were fond of them.
Fesants. 20. 35.
Fynelich wel. 192. very wel, constantly.
Fro. 22. MS. Ed. 50. Chaucer. from. So therfro. 53. Lel. Coll. IV. p. 266. Chaucer.
Fleysch. 24. Fleissh, 37. Flesh, A.S. [Anglo-Saxon: þlæþe]. Germ. Fleisc.
Feneboyles. MS. Ed. II. 22.
Fyletts. 28. Fillets.
Florish and Flour. 36. 38. 40. Garnish. Lel. Coll. VI. p. 17. 23.
Chaucer, v. Floure.
Foyles. 49. rolled Paste. Foyle of dowhz, 50. 92. et per se, 148. 53. Foile of Paste, 163. Leaves of Sage, 161. Chaucer. v. ad 175. hence Carpe in Foile. Lel. Coll. IV. p. 226. a Dolphin in Foyle, a suttletie. VI. p. 5. Lyng in Foyle, p. 16. Cunger. Ibid. Samon. Ibid. Sturgen. p. 17. et v. p. 22. N.B. Foyle in these cases means Paste.
Fars. v. forced.
Fle. 53. flea, flaw. MS. Ed. II. 33. flawe, flein, flain, flawed. 10. 13. 15.
Fonnell. 62. a dish.
Frot. MS. Ed. II. 17. rub, shake, frote, Chaucer.
Feyre. 66. MS. Ed. II. 18. 22. Feir. Chaucer. Fair.
Ferthe. 68. Fourth, hence Ferthing or Farthing.
Furmente. 69. 116. Furmenty, MS. Ed. I. Formete. Ibid. 48. Formenty, Ib. II. 30. from Lat. Frumentum, per metathesin; whence called more plausibly Frumity in the north, and Frumetye in Lel. Collect. IV. p. 226. VI. p. 5. 17. 22. but see Junius, v.
Formetie.
Frenche. 73. a dish. v. ad loc.
Fest. MS. II. 18. Feast. Chaucer.
Fygey. 89. because made of Figs. Fygs drawen. 103. MS. Ed. II. 3.
Found. 93. mix. dissolve, 193. fond. 188. v. y fonded. Lye, in Junii
Etym. v. Founder.
Fete. 102. Chaucer. Fet, MS. Ed. 44. Feet.
Flaumpeyns. 113. 184.
Ferst. MS. Ed. II. 30. First.
Fanne. 116. to fan or winnow. A.S. [Anglo-Saxon: pann], Vannus.
Frytour. 149, 150, 151. Fruturs. MS. Ed. 19. 40. Fritters. Fruter,
Lel. Coll. IV. p. 227. Frytor. VI. p. 17.
Flaunne. 163. Flownys. MS. Ed. II. 27. Fr. Flans, Custards. Chaucer. v. Slaunnis. Et v. Junium voce Flawn.
Feel. 168. hold, contain, perhaps same as feal, occultare, abscondere, for which see Junii Etymol.
Fuyre. 188. Fire. Fyr fort. 192. a strong Fire. Fere, Chaucer. Fyer, Lel. Coll. IV. p. 296. Belg. Vuyn, Fere. MS. Ed. 58.
Ferry. v. Cawdel.
Flowr, Flowre. MS. Ed. 2. 19. Flour.
Fronchemoyle. MS. Ed. 15.
Froys. MS. Ed. 18. Fraise.
Farsure. MS. Ed. 28. stuffing.
Forsy. MS. Ed. 38. season.