a sheep. This word seems to have given names to several places in the north of Scotland, as affording good pasture for sheep; e.g. Farr, a parish in Sutherlandshire); Farra, Faray, islands in the Hebrides and Orkneys; Fare, a hill in Aberdeenshire.
FEARN (Gadhelic),
FAUR, or VAUR (great)—v. MAUR,
the alder-tree; e.g. Fernagh, Farnagh, and Ferney (a place abounding in alder-trees), in Ireland; Glenfarne (alder-tree valley); Ferns, Co. Wexford, anc. Fearna (the place of alders); Gortnavern (the field of alders); Farney, Co. Monaghan, corrupt. from Fearn-mhagh (alder-tree plain); Altanfearn (the little stream of alders); Sronfearn (the point of alders)—v. p. 178; Fearns (the alder-trees), in Ross-shire; Fearn, also in Forfar; Ferney, on the Lake of Geneva, probably with same meaning as Ferney in Ireland.
FEHER (Hung.),
white; Szekes-Fehervar, Ger. Stulweissenburg (the throne of the white fortress).
FEKETE (Hung.),
black; e.g. Fekete-halam (black hill).
FEL (Hung.),
upper, in opposition to al, lower; e.g. Felsovaros (upper town); Alvaros (lower town).
FELD, or VELD (Teut.),