FORFOUGHTEN, FORFUFFEN—Wearied in a struggle. They war sair forfuffen ta git a trailen on.
FORKED, FOLD-BITTEN, FOLD-BIT—These is o different macks o’ marks an’ whols intul a sheep lug ta ken it bi. Ass a shipherd fer full pertic’lars.
FOR SURE—Er ye gaan? Aye fer sewer Ah’s gaan!
FOTS—Knitted socks fer barn feet.
FOTTYS—Children’s feet. Warm its fottys afooar t’ fire.
FOOR-START—A bit o’ time, er a bit o’ space at’s geen in ta mak things main equal. Ah’ll run thi fer sov’ren, an’ gie thi ten yerds foor-start.
FORIVVER—A great deal too much. Thoo’s forivver ower auld ta wed a young thing like that’n.
FORE—For good; for keeps. It means like this: When lads is laiken at marvels they laik fer “fore” or fer “nought”; if on fer “fore” they keep what they win, if on fer “nowt” they durt.
FOR-KEEPS—When you keep what you win in a game. It’s like feiten fer love if it izzant for keeps.
FOONDER’D—Shattered as horse feet are by constant work on hard roads, &c. Struck dumb. Ah was dum-foonder’d ta hear ower thi faddur, sista ’at was Ah.