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feu
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fju?/
Noun
feu (plural feus)
- (Scotland, historical, law) Land held in feudal tenure.
Derived terms
- feuar
- feu-holding
- feu-holder
Verb
feu (third-person singular simple present feus, present participle feuing, simple past and past participle feued)
- (Scotland, law, transitive) To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.
- 1813, "Keith", Entry in Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Volume II, unnumbered page,
- The Village of OLD KEITH is of ancient date, having been partly feued by the predecessors of the Family of Forbes, and partly feued by the Ministers, and stands upon the glebe: this Village is greatly on the decline, and almost a ruin.—About the year 1750, the late Lord FINDLATER divided a barren Muir, and feued it out in small lots […] .
- 1841, Alexander Dunlop, J. M. Bell, John Murray, James Donaldson (reporters), Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Volume 3, 2nd Series, page 620,
- The prohibition of feuing beyond a certain extent was clearly implied; […] .
- 2001, Richard Rodger, The Transformation of Edinburgh: Land, Property and Trust in the Nineteenth Century, Cambridge University Press, 2004, Paperback, page 68,
- But in effect, whereas Heriot's knew that their feuing conditions were subordinate to the law of contract, the Earl of Moray knew by 1822 that as a result of the Lords' decision in 1818 estate development could not be controlled by contract law and the feuing plan. […] The impact on the Moray estate was that […] despite a recession in the Edinburgh property market generally after 1826, virtually the entire estate was feued by 1836.
- 1813, "Keith", Entry in Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Volume II, unnumbered page,
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin foedus.
Adjective
feu m sg (feminine singular fea, neuter singular feo, masculine plural feos, feminine plural fees)
- ugly
- bad, gloomy (weather)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?f?w/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?f?w/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?few/
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan feu, from Frankish *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu.
Noun
feu m (plural feus)
- fiefdom, fee
Related terms
- feudal
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
feu
- second-person plural present indicative form of fer
- second-person plural present subjunctive form of fer
- second-person plural imperative form of fer
Further reading
- “feu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “feu” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “feu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “feu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fø/
- (verlan) IPA(key): /fø/, /fœ/, /fœ.ø/
Etymology 1
From Old French fu, from Latin focus (“hearth”), which in Late and Vulgar Latin replaced the Classical Latin ignis (“fire”).
Noun
feu m (plural feux)
- fire
- (cigarette) lighter
- traffic light
- 1999, Patrick Lemaire, Psychologie cognitive
- « Si le feu est vert, je passe » — If the light is green, I go
- « Si le feu est rouge, je m'arrête » — If the light is red, I stop
- 1999, Patrick Lemaire, Psychologie cognitive
Derived terms
Related terms
- foyer
- fouace
- fougasse
Etymology 2
From Old French feüz, fadude (“one who has accomplished his destiny”), from Vulgar Latin *fatutus, from Latin fatum (“destiny”).
Adjective
feu (feminine singular feue, masculine plural feus, feminine plural feues)
- deceased, the late
- Elle était la sœur de feu Jean Dupont
Further reading
- “feu” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Determiner
feu
- Alternative form of fewe
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French fu.
Noun
feu m (plural feux)
- fire
Descendants
- French: feu
Norman
Etymology
From Old French feu, from Latin focus (“hearth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
feu m (plural feux)
- (Jersey) fire
- (Jersey, medicine) rash
Derived terms
Sardinian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin foedus. Compare Spanish feo.
Adjective
feu
- (Campidanese) dirty
Scots
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fju?]
Noun
feu (plural feus)
- feud, tenure, piece of land held by that tenure
Verb
feu (third-person singular present feus, present participle feuin, past feuit, past participle feuit)
- to grant or hold land by tenure
Derived terms
- feuar (“one who holds land in feu”)
Walloon
Etymology
From Latin focus.
Noun
feu ?
- fire
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feh
English
Etymology
Directly imported from Yiddish ???? (fe), meaning yuck.
Interjection
feh
- An expression of disgust or contempt.
- 2005, Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story, p. 116:
- Kvola made a face. "It’s worse than an outhouse." She covered her nose. "Uh!" "It is" "Feh!" We all agreed and covered our noses. But Ma wasn't interested in our complaints.
- ...
- It smelled like rotten food, stinking bodies, and stale air. Feh!
- 2000, Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s, p. 100:
- "A gangster. Feh! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. "We go across the street."
- 1980, Barry B. Longyear, Enemy Mine, p. 81:
- "Look at it, how its pale skin blotches — and that evil-smelling thatch on top. Feh! The smell!
- 2005, Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story, p. 116:
Synonyms
- (contempt): pht, pooh, pshaw, pish, bah, poh; see Thesaurus:bah
- (disgust): bleah, eww, ick, pooh, uck; see also Thesaurus:yuck
Anagrams
- Hef, hef
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fex/, [feç]
Noun
feh n (Anglian)
- Alternative form of feoh
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