Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Feet, s. performance, E 429. E. feat.

Feet, pl. feet, A 473, 495. See Fete.

Feffe, v. enfeoff, endow, present, T. iii. 901; ger. to present, T. v. 1689; Feffedest, 2 pt. s. didst enfeoff, endow, B 2. p 3. 44; Feffed, pp. enfeoffed, put in possession, endowed, E 1698.

Feigne; see Feyne.

Feined, pp. as adj. feigned, L. 1257; see Feyne.

Feith, s. faith, A 62, B 4603, 4604; surety, B 2. p 3. 59; assurance, B 2997; promise, A 1622; confirmation (Lat. fidem), B 1. p 4. 195; Feyth, 3. 632.

Feithful, adj. faithful, E 520.

Fel, s. skin, T. i. 91.

Fel, adj. cruel, dreadful, T. v. 50; cruel, R. 151; A 2630; deadly, D 2002; terrible, B 2019; Felle, voc. cruel, A 1559; pl. terrible, T. i. 470; B 3290; destructive, T. iv. 44. A.S. fel (in wæl-fel).

Fel, pt. s. of Falle.