ALHDNDBUBT AND HUDDERSFIELD. 43 character. I am not aware, however, whether canning and intelli* ffenoe are here looked on as synonymous terms. At our rent-audit, SToy. 1874, one of the tenants, speaking of a oertain horse, said * he was as /a2ae as a Ohristian,' which, however hish a compliment it might be to the horse, sounded a somewhat doubtful one to the Christian. Faltering iron {gl. foalt-nring), an instrument employed to knock off < ains' of barley. HalliweU says ' a barley chopper.' Faltree {gl, foaltree), a rough piece of timber placed behind cattle to support the bed. Fan (see Faan), found ; past tense of to find. In its form fand it occurs in The UplandU Mouse and tJie Surges Mouse, IL 132, 133 :
- The Spenser came with keyis in his hand,
Openit the door, and them at dinner /anc?.* And in its form faand in the stiU older poem, Cursor Mundi (1320), « The Visit of the Magi,' 1. 143 (or L 11,617 in Morris's edition) : ' Bot that thai/aatu2, wit-uten wand,' t. 0. without hesitation. Farantly, handsome ; decent ; comely : still used by some, but not much known. The word farand, from which the above is formed, occurs in Bobert of Gloster's description of Yortigern and Bowena :
- A cup with wine she had in hand.
And ner attire was well farand,' t. e. well-fashioned, or orderly. Fardin, i, e. farthing. Curious as opposed to the habit of using th ford. Far lent, i. e. far learnt, or learned ; meaning well-informed. Note the sinking of r. See Letter B. Farmps, or Fermps, a word used in expressions of surprise, &o. : chiefly by old people. ' What the farrups are ye at ! ' Fashion. 'To be in better /oa^ion' is to be in more than ordinary good health. Fashion, vb. to venture or dare. ' Why don't you go and ask him for it P' 'I cannot /euAton,' L e. I am ashamed, or have not the courage. Or if you told of some one's impudence, it would be answered, ' How can he fashion f ' Fast, puzzled. * Why don't you get on with your jobi' 'Nay, Au'm/cMf,' i. e. I don't know what to do next. Fast for, to be in want of (anything). Fastens (pronounced fassens), fastings, or Lent. Some call it Fast- ness, Dunbar, in his Dance of Te Seven Deadly Sins, calls Shrove
