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

To Feeze about,
1. To turn round, S.
2. To hang off and on, S. B.
Skinner.

Belg. vyz-en, id.

To Feeze on, v. a. To screw, S.

To Feeze aff, v. a. To unskrew, S.

To Feeze up, v. a.
1. To flatter, S.

Su. G. fias-a, id.

2. To work up into a passion, S.

FEY, FEE, FIE, adj.
1. On the verge of death, S.
Wallace.
2. Unfortunate, unhappy.
Douglas.
3. A fey puckle, a grain of corn, that has lost its substance, S. B.

Isl. feig-r, Su. G. feg, A. S. faege, moribundus, morti appropinquans, Belg. veeg, Fr. fée, fatal.

Feydom, s. The state of being near death, or that conduct which is supposed to indicate it, S.