Section F, G and H

Prev | Current Page 337 | Next

"Section F, G and H"

[AS. fennig.]
Pertaining to, or inhabiting, a fen; abounding in fens; swampy;
boggy. "Fenny snake." Shak.

Fen"owed (?), a. [AS. fynig
musty, fynegean to become musty or filthy: cf. fennig
fenny, muddy, dirty, fr. fen fen. Cf. Finew.]
Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See Vinnewed. [Obs.]
Dr. Favour.

Fen"si-ble (?), a. Fencible.
[Obs.] Spenser.

Fen"-sucked` (?), a. Sucked out of
marches. "Fen-sucked fogs." Shak.

Fen"u*greek (? or ?), n. [L. faenum
Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf.
Fennel.] (Bot.) A plant (trigonella Fœnum
Græcum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which
are "now only used for giving false importance to horse
medicine and damaged hay." J. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants,
1881).

Feod (?), n. A feud. See 2d
Feud. Blackstone.

Feod"al (?), a. Feudal.

Pages:
325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349

Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 38) First and Last Things (page 127) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 123)

Ebook wait

"Section F, G and H"