An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

A. S. faec, space, or Fr. effect.

Feckful, Feckfow, adj.
1. Wealthy, S. Feckfow-like having the appearance of wealth, S.
2. Possessing bodily ability, S.
Hamilton.
3. Powerful.
Ramsay.

Fecky, adj. Gaudy, S. B.
Ross.

Feckless, adj.
1. Weak, applied to the body, S.
Ross.
2. Feeble in mind.
Polwart.
3. Spiritless, Ang.

Feckly, Fectlie, adv.
1. Partly, S.
Watson.
2. Mostly, S.
Ross.
Fecklessness, s. Feebleness, S.
Rutherford.

FECKET, s. Under-waistcoat, S.
Burns.

FEDDERAME, FEDREM, s. pl. Wings.
Douglas.

A. S. faether-ham, a dress of feathers.

To FEDE, v. a. To nurture.
Sir Trist.

A. S. fed-an, educare; Su. G. foed-a, alere.