A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Folten], v. to behave foolishly, MD, Prompt.; folted, pp. crazed, S2.

[ Foltheed], sb. folly, PP.

[ Foltische], adj. foolish, W; foltish, HD.

[ Foltren], v. to totter, S3; see [Faltren].

[ Foltrye], sb. foolishness, Prompt.

[ Folwen], v. to follow, C2, C3, PP; folȝen, MD, S; folewe, S2, PP; folgen, S; follȝhenn, S; folhin, S; fallow, S2; filghe, S2; foluand, pr. p., S2; folheð, pr. s., S; folhes, S; foleweð, S; feleweð, S; fulwes, S2; folgede, pt. s., MD; folwede, PP; folgeden, pl., S; folecheden, S; folud, S2; ȝe-folged, pp., S; i-folewed, PP; y-folowed, PP.—AS. folgian (fylgean); cp. OHG. folgên (Otfrid).

[ Fon], v. to seize, grasp, take, receive, S, S2; fo on, 1 pr. pl. subj., begin, S; feng, pt. s. began, MD; feng on, S; veng, S2; feng, pl., S2.—AS. fón, 1 pr. s. fó, pt. feng, pp. fongen.

[ Fon], adj. few, S2; foner, comp. fewer, S2; see [Fewe].

Fond; see [Fonnen].

[ Fongen], v. to take, receive, PP, S, S2, S3; fangen, PP; fang, S2; see [Fon].