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284 GLOSSARY
ELF, twist; 2.3.10. (Elveswere 1)5 cf. Si. Eng. 1, 133 wh.
thought to tangle people's says Sh. does not mention
hair into 'elf-locks') it! 5. 3. 276
EMBOSSED, swollen; 2. 4. 210 FASTENED, confirmed, en-
ENGINE, mechanical contriv- grained; 2. 1. JJ
ance or instrument of any FAVOURS, facial features (ref. to
kind; 1. 4. 269 beard—general for parti-
ENGRAFFED, implanted, firmly cular); 3. 7. 40
fixed; 1. I. 294 FEARS, (i) frightens; 3. 5. 4
ENGUARD, surround as if to FEATURE, shape of body, out-
guard, arm (Schmidt); 1. 4. ward appearance (not merely
327 facial); 4. 2. 63
ENORMOUS, abnormal; 2.2.166 FEEL, test; 1. 2. 89
ENTERTAIN, (i) treat; 1.4. 59$ FEELING, heartfelt; 4. 6. 220
(ii) take into service; 3. 6.78 FEELINGLY,(«) withmysenseof
EPICURISM, 'conformity to the feeling, (b) keenly; 4. 6.148
supposed principles of Epi- FELICITATE, made happy; 1.1.
curus' (O.E.D. 2). Hence 74
'sensuality' or (prob. here) FELL (sb.), skin of animal; 5,
'gluttony'; 1.4. 244 3. 24; (adj.) fierce; 2. 1. 50
ESFERANCE, hope; 4. 1.4 FELLOW, companion; 3. 1. 48
ESSAY, test; 1. 2. 46 FEN-SUCKED, drawn up from
ESTATE, condition; 5. 3. 208 marshes by the sun; 2.4.163
EVIDENCE, witnesses) (at trial FESTINATE, speedy; 3. 7. 10
in court of law); 3. 6. 35 FETCH (sb.), trick, excuse; 2.4.
EXASPERATE, enrage; 5. 1. 60 86
EXCELLENT, surpassing; 1. 2. FIELD, open country as op-
121 posed to woodland or town
EXECUTION, exercise, use; 1.1. (see O.E.D. 1). The common
136 sense: a piece of land, sur-
EXHIBITION, monetary allow- rounded by hedges, not
ance (sc. from his eldest found in Sh.; 3. 4, 112
daughters); 1. 2. 25 FIERCE, energetic; 1. 2. 12
EXPENSE, extravagant spend- FIND, discover (to be so); 1. 2.
ing; 2. 1. 100 505 2. 4. 192
EXTREMITY, (i) extreme vio- FINICAL, over-fastidious (in
lence; 3. 4. 102; (ii) the dress); 2. 2. 17
utmost limit; $. 3. 206 FIRE-NEW, straight from the
furnace, newly minted,
FAIN, (adv.) gladly; 1. 2. 665 brand-new; 5. 3. 131
1.4. 295 (adj.) glad; 4. 7. 38 FIT (adv.), suitably, advanta-
FAITHED, believed; 2. 1. 70 geously; 1. 2. 187
FALCHION, 'a broad sword more FITCHEW, polecat; 4. 6. 122
or less curved, with the edge FITLY, at a suitable moment; 1.
on the convex side' (O.E.D. 2. 172