Webster 1913 directory
Historical records beginning with F
Each result is one exact historical sense, not a claim about modern etymological consensus.
35 released Webster 1913 records begin with F.
Found
[F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFace
[F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see Fact); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. Facetious.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveFuture
[F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounForm
[OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. Firm.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveFinal
[F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See Finish.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveFormer
[A compar. due to OE. formest. See Foremost.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFront
[F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFight
[OE. fight, feht, AS. feoht. See Fight, v. i.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounForce
[Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fors, foss, Dan. fos.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFilm
[AS. film skin, fr. fell skin; akin to fylmen membrane, OFries. filmene skin. See Fell skin.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbFall
[AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr. sfa`llein to cause to fall, Skr. sphal, sphul, to tremble. Cf. Fail, Fell, v. t., to cause to fall.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveForeign
[OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See Door, and cf. Foreclose, Forfeit, Forest, Forum.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFebruary
[L. Februarius, orig., the month of expiation, because on the fifteenth of this month the great feast of expiation and purification was held, fr. februa, pl., the Roman festival or purification; akin to februare to purify, expiate.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFemale
[OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See Feminine.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFocus
[L. focus hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. Curfew, Fuel, Fusil the firearm.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFair
[OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See Feast.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFavorite
[OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem. favorite, p. p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to favor. See Favor.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFish
[F. fiche peg, mark, fr. fisher to fix.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFaith
[OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid, Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFund
[OF. font, fond, nom. fonz, bottom, ground, F. fond bottom, foundation, fonds fund, fr. L. fundus bottom, ground, foundation, piece of land. See Found to establish.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFoundation
[F. fondation, L. fundatio. See Found to establish.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFunction
[L. functio, fr. fungi to perform, execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F. fonction. Cf. Defunct.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFile
[F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. Enfilade, Filament, Fillet.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFrank
[Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveFestival
[OF. festival, fr. L. festivum festive jollity, fr. festivus festive, gay. See Festive.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFinance
[F., fr. LL. financia payment of money, money, fr. finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to finish, pay), fr. L. finis end. See Fine, n., Finish.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFault
[OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See Fail, and cf. Default.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFill
[AS. fyllo. See Fill, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbFake
[Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or OD. facken to catch or gripe.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFail
[OF. faille, from failir. See Fail, v. i.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveFamiliar
[OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbFrame
[OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS. fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong, valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from, Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, G. fromm worthy, excellent, pious. See Foremost, From, and cf. Furnish.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFavor
[Written also favour.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFruit
[OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See Brook, v. t., and cf. Fructify, Frugal.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounFactory
[Cf. F. factorerie.]
Webster 1913 exact recordWhat this answer proves
One named sense in one historical dictionary edition.
The answer reports the selected headword, part of speech, etymology, definition, and source locator as transcribed in the cross-verified 1913 record.