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 FITCH, v. n. To move by slow succussations, S.

FITHOWE, FITHAWE, s. A polecat.
Acts Ja. I.

FYVESUM, adj. Five together, S. A.

FIXFAX, s. The tendon of the neck of cattle or sheep, S.

FIXFAX, s. Hurry, S. B.
Ross.

Su. G. fiks, alacer.

To FIZZ, v. n. To make a hissing noise, S.

Isl. fys-a, sufflare.

Burns.

Fizz, Fize, s. A hissing noise, S.