Fend(e), n. devil, Devil, V 125, VIII a 82, IX 93, XI b 3, 220, XVI 340, &c.; Feende, XVI 9, 14, &c.; Feynd, XVII 35, 43. [OE. fēond.]
Fende, v. to defend, XVI 30. [Shortened from Defende, q.v.]
Fenyl, n. fennel, XV b 18. [OE. finu(g)l.]
Fenyx, n. Phœnix, VI 70. [OE. fenix, L. phœnix.]
Fer, Ferre, Far, adj. and adv. far, IV b 36, V 24, XIII a 27, XV g 5, XVII 439, &c.; as fer as, in so far as, IX 293; (vn)to the fer(re) ende, to the very end, VII 78, 95. Fer(re), Fyrre (V, VI), compar. farther, V 83, XIV b 18; away, XVI 156, 336; further, VII 97; moreover, V 53, VI 184; fyrre þen, beyond, VI 203. [OE. feorr; feorr, firr compar.] See Ferforth, Fyrþer.
Ferde, n. fear, in for ferde, in fear, V 62, 204, XVII 315. [Prob. false division of forfer(e)d, pp., terrified; OE. *forfǣran, -fēran.] See next.
Ferd(e), pp. afraid, V 314, XIV b 93, XVII 102; at XVI 209 rime requires flaide (see Flay and note). [OE. fǣran, fēran.]
Ferd(e), pa. t. fared, XII a 43, 145; ferd with, dealt with, X 172. [OE. fēran.] See Fare, v.
Fere, Feere (XVI), n.1 companion, XV f 5; wife, V 343, XVI 352. [OE. fēra.]
Fere, Feere, n.2 company, in in fere, &c., all together, collectively, XVI 126, 364, 385. [OE. ge-fēre; but this use is prob. partly developed from ME. y-fere(n), OE. ge-fēran, pl., (as) companions.] See Yfere.