GLOSSARY
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ef : if.
ef she gwin’ go lef’ we : if she is going to (go and) leave us.
Ef you ’low, etc. : If you allow the sun to get hot, grass-lice (small ticks) will surely “make you know” (punish you).
en’ : end.
equip’ : equipped.
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fabour say : it seems.
fait’ful : faithful.
fat : good food.
favour know : seem to know.
fe : for.
fe : to (sign of the infinitive).
fe go mek : to make.
fe late : to be late.
fe me : my; literally, “for me.”
fe you : your, yours.
fingle up : finger; caress.
Finzi : rum.
flockin’ : crowding round.
’fo’ : before.
form : pretend, sham.
fortnight : pay-day, which comes once a fortnight.
’fraid : afraid.
frien’ : friend; in a special sense,—paramour.
full : fill.
fus’ : first.
fyahn : fern.