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Name Term description
NameF. Term description

Father

NameFailzie Term description

Failure to comply with something, or non-fulfillment of an obligation.

NameFeu Term description

Feudal holding, land granted to the Vassal by his Superior in return for feu-duty (cash or kind).

NameFeu-duty Term description

Annual payment by the Vassal to the Superior for use of land.

NameFirlot Term description

A unit of dry capacity, which varied&nbsp;from place to&nbsp;place and depending&nbsp;on what was being measured. A firlot was equivalent to 4 pecks, or a quarter of a boll. For more information, see&nbsp;our guide on <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>.

NameForpet Term description

A unit of dry capacity, which varied from place to place and depending on what was being measured. Also known as a lippie. For more information, see our guide on <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>.

NameFurlong Term description

A unit of distance. A Scots furlong was equivalent to 10 chains. Scots measurements of distance were slightly larger than the analogous Imperial measurements. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>.

NameFoot Term description

A unit of distance. A foot was equal to 12 inches. Scots units of measuring distance were slightly larger than their analogous Imperial measurements. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>.

NameFall Term description

A unit of square measurement equal to 36 ells. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>.

NameFodder/futter Term description

Straw; used to feed livestock

NameFerd corne Term description

An estimate of the value of grain sown (literally 'fourth corn'). The value of the amount sown was multipled&nbsp;to take account of the eventual yield. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/content/agricultural-produce-and-livestock">agricultural produce and livestock</a>.

NameFoals/foalis Term description

Young horses. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/content/agricultural-produce-and-livestock">agricultural produce and livestock</a>.

NameFa' wi' bairn Term description

Bacome pregnant (fall with child).

NameFaiple Term description

A loose underlip

NameFair strae death Term description

Natural death in bed

NameFairrie Term description

Collapse with exhaustion

NameFistula Term description

An ulcer in a tubular formation.

NameFlux Term description

Diarrhoea

NameFrench pox Term description

Syphilis