An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 320
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 320
FOUL, _adj._ Wet, rainy, S.
_Ross._
_To_ FOUND, _v. n._ To go.
V. ~Fonde~.
_To_ FOUNDER, _v. a._ To fell, S.
FOUNE, _adj._ Belonging to fawns.
_Doug._
FOURHOURS, _s._ The time of drinking tea; _four_ being the ancient _hour_ for the afternoon beverage, S.
_Watson._
FOURNEUKIT, _adj._ Quadrangular, S.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
FOURSOM, used as a _s._, four in company, Lanerks.
_King Hart._
FOUSEE, FOUSY, _s._ A ditch.
_Douglas._
Fr. _fosse_.
_To_ FOUTCH, _v. a._ To exchange.
V. ~Fotch~.
~Foutch~, _s._ An exchange, S. B.
FOUTH, FOWTH, _s._ Abundance, S.
Q. _fulth_, or Teut. _vulte_, id.
_Douglas._
~Fouth~, _adj._ Abundant.
_Kelly._
FOUTY, FUTIE, _adj._ Mean, base, S.
Fr. _foutu_, a scoundrel.
_Hamilton._
FOUTTOUR, FOUTRE, _s._ A term expressive of the greatest contempt, S.
Fr. _foutre_, to lecher.
_Lyndsay._
FOW, FU, _adj._
1. Full, S.
_Diallog._
2. Saturated with food, S.
_Kelly._
3. Drunk, S.
Su. G. _full_, id.
_Ross._
FOW, _s._ A club; Fr. _ft_.
_Priests Peblis._
~Half-fow~, _adj._ Fuddled, S.
Sw. _half-full_.
FOWE ~and~ GRIIS, different kinds of fur.