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forradian forhradian forrǣda
forradian = forhradian forrǣda ? m. traitor, plotter , MP 1·592.
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

filce fylce fild
fēol + fīlan = +fȳlan + filce = +fylce fild sb. milking , Lcd 53b.
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

favorite falcon for
Beside him, on the arm of his great chair, roosted his favorite falcon, for the Prior was fond of the gentle craft of hawking.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

forty five francs
He bought the watch for forty-five francs.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

freed from fear
The issue of this day has brought Sugríva all his wishes sought, For Ráma shot one shaft and he Is freed from fear and jeopardy.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

fīgō fasten fasten
tenth dēclīvis, -e , adj. sloping downward dē-dō, -ere, -didī, -ditus , give up, surrender , sē dēdere , surrender one’s self dē-dūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductus [ dē , down , + dūcō , lead ], lead down, escort dē-fendō, -ere, -dī, -fēnsus , ward off, repel, defend dē-ferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātus [ dē , down , + ferō , bring ], bring down; report, announce ( § 426 ) dē-fessus, -a, -um , adj. tired out, weary dē-ficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus [ dē , from , + faciō , make ], fail, be wanting; revolt from dē-fīgō, -ere, -fīxī, -fīxus [ dē , down , + fīgō , fasten ], fasten, fix dē-iciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectus [ dē , down , + iaciō , hurl ], hurl down; bring down, kill de-inde , adv. (from thence), then, in the next place dēlectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus , delight dēleō, -ēre, -ēvī, -ētus , blot out, destroy dēlīberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus , weigh, deliberate, ponder dē-ligō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctus [ dē , from , + legō , gather ], choose, select Delphicus, -a, -um , adj.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

fyhfang feohfang fyht
= fīf- fyhfang = feohfang fyht- = feoht- fȳhtan (ī) to moisten , OEG.
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

Falschbuchung Fehlbuchung false
falls eine solche Negoziierung nicht erfolgt if such negotiation is not effected falls er es versäumt should he fail to provide falls er sich vorbehalten hat in case he may have reserved falls im Namen des Verkäufers gezahlt if paid on behalf of the seller falls kein Bestimmungsflughafen benannt ist if no such airport has been so named falls kein genau bestimmter Ort if no precise point falls sich der Käufer entschließt if the seller elects to falls solche Weisungen nicht eingehen if such instructions are not received falls vom Verkäufer gezahlt if paid by the seller falls Waren versandt werden in the event of goods being dispatched Fallstudie case study falsch FALSE falsch adressieren; fehlleiten misdirect falsch angesetzte Werbung misplaced advertising falsch klassifizieren misclassify falsch verbuchen misenter falsch; Unrecht wrong falsch; unrecht; Unrecht wrong Falschbuchung; Fehlbuchung false entry falsche Behauptungen; Vorwand false pretences falsche Angabe false statement falsche Anschuldigung false accusation falsche Anwendung misapplication falsche Beschreibung misdescription falsche Darstellung false presentation falsche Darstellung; Entstellung misrepresentation falsche Erklärung misstatement falsche Handhabung mishandling falsche Klassifizierung misclassification falsche Unternehmensleitung mismanagement falsche Warenbeschreibung false trade description fälschen forge fälschen; Fälschung counterfeit fälschen; Fälschung fake Fälscher eines Dokuments falsifier falscher Name false name falscher Schluss false conclusion falscher Vorwand false pretences Falschgeld bogus money Falschgeld counterfeit money fälschlicherweise wrongly Falschlieferung wrong delivery Fälschung counterfeit Fälschung forgery Fälschung der Bücher faking of the books Fälschung der Bücher falsification of accounts Fälschung eines Schecks forgery of a cheque Fälschung; Verzerrung falsification Fälschungen counterfeits Fälschungen bleiben nicht unentdeckt forgeries do not remain undetected Faltmappe folder Faltschachtel folding box Familienplanung family planning Familienunternehmen family business Familienunternehmen family-owned enterprise Familienvorstand head of the household Familienzulage family allowance Familienzulage family income supplement fangen capture Farbdiapositiv colour slide Farbfilm colour film Farbfoto colour photo farbige Bevölkerung coloured population farbige Bevölkerung nonwhite population Farbkontrast colour contrast Farbskala colour scale Färbung; Farbgebung colouring Farbwirkung colour effect Farm; Bauernhof farm Farmer; Bauer farmer Faß cask Fässchen keg faules Vorgehen foul play federleichtes Papier feather-weight paper
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

fruits for fear
Now at the season of vintage, the people were afraid to go out and gather their fruits, for fear Abimelech should do them some mischief.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

final fall from
His final fall from his great power came, largely, because of the very men whom he had honored and enriched, out of friendship or appreciation for services performed in his behalf.
— from The Boy Life of Napoleon, Afterwards Emperor of the French by Eugénie Foa

facilities for finding
If mail matter should happen to be lost, which is very rarely the case, the facilities for finding it are sometimes quite surprising, as the following incident will show.
— from American Inventions and Inventors by William A. (William Augustus) Mowry

few friends for
His clothes were made comfortable, and I called on a few friends for a little pocket change, and sent by him a little note to the next station, where he was aided on to Canada.
— from A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland by Laura S. (Laura Smith) Haviland

F Footnote F
F Footnote F: (return)
— from Since Cézanne by Clive Bell

for food follows
The sheep for fodder follow the shepherd; the shepherd for food follows not the sheep: thou for wages followest thy master; thy master for wages follows not thee.
— from The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare

for four field
Each line division will arrange for four field artillery brigades, or an equivalent number of guns, to fire on S.O.S. lines at any time up to zero minus fifteen minutes.
— from The Australian Victories in France in 1918 by Monash, John, Sir

flashing fire from
Following him came an escort of twoscore horsemen; they in the full panoply of war; and behind them, on foot, in procession extending like a gigantic snake down the Rhine road, an army of at least three thousand men, the setting sun flashing fire from the points of their spears.
— from The Sword Maker by Robert Barr

faint far flashes
Before day there were clouds, a low rumble of distant thunder, and faint far flashes of lightning.
— from The Scouts of the Valley by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

flour furnished from
Monsieur de Mirabeau, who is very hostile to Mr. Necker, wished to find a ground for censuring him, in a proposition to have a great quantity of flour furnished from the United States, which he supposed me to have made to Mr. Necker, and to have been refused by him; and he asked time of the States General to furnish proofs.
— from Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Thomas Jefferson


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