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See fakir1. farl (fär), adv.; compar. farther and further, superl. farthest and furthest (see etym., and farther, further ). [Also dial. fer, fur, furr; ly mod. E. also farre, furre; ear fer , ferr, IMG:content-1089.png:[blocks in formation] Yet as ferre as y can or may Of here beaute sum-what too say I will applye my wittes all. In my last I fulfilled your Lordship's Commands, as far as my Reading and Knowledge could extend. Howell , Letters, ii. 56. As far as might be, to carve out Free space for every human doubt. Ther is a surgiene in this sege that softe can handle, And more of phisyke bi fer and fairer he plastreth. And the bride-maidens whispered, “Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Loch in var." Scott , Young Loch in var. Far away, far and away. See away . MHG. verre (MHG. rarely verne , G. always fern , with adverbial -n) = Icel. fjarri = Goth. fairra , far, at a distance; partly merged in some lan- guages with the deriv. adv., AS. feorran , from far, from afar, from a distance, ME. ferren , feor- ren, ferrene, ferne, from far (with a prep., of fer- rene, o ferrom, fro ferne , afar, from far), = OS. ferran , ferrane , from far, = MHG. verne, G. fern, far (see above), = Sw.fjerran , afar, = Dan. fjern , a., far, fjernt , adv., far; = Gr. πέραν , on the other By far, in a great degree; very much. side, acro (L. trans ), πέρα , beyond, acro , over (L. ultra ), = Skt. paras , beyond, parā , to a dis- tance. Remotely related to for , for-, fore , fore- , forth1 , etc., per-, pre-, pro-, etc. The normal compar.and superl. forms, namely, compar. far- rer ( ferrer , really a double compar., more commonly ferre , firre , furre , fyrre , rarely farre , and in one syllable fir , fur , far (being thus identified in form with the positive), fyrre , fyr , fier , umlauted and abbr. from * feor- ror , compar. of feorr , feor , far), and superl. far- rest ( ferrest , fyrrest , umlauted from *feorrost, superl. of feorr , feor, far), are rare or obs. in mod. E., their place being taken by farther and farthest , which are found only in mod. E., and are due to confusion with further and furthest : see farther , further . The adj. far is from the adv.] 1. At or by a great distance; so as to be remote, or at a distant or advanced point, in place, time, progre , etc.: as, how far (by how great great a distance) away is it? it is far faradized . Now have I tolde you of Wayes, by the whyche men gon ferrest and longest. Mandeville , Travels, p. 125. When unto the guid church she came, She at the door did stan';. She coudna come farer ben [in]. Far , far removed, dark in the dreary grave. Charlotte Brontë . 4. From a great distance; from afar: as in the compound far - fetched (which see).-5. At a great remove; a long way; very remote: used elliptically with reference to space, time, de- gree, scope, purpose, desire, etc.: as, it is far (distant or away) from here; people both far (off) and near (by or at hand); he was far (away) from the attainment of his object. The whiche is knowyn bot he ferre and nere, A myghti prince, a man of gret powre. Far forth. See far - forth . - From far, from a great dis- tance; from a remote place. Summe ther ben that comen fro ferr , and in goynge toward this Ydole, at every thrydde pas that the i gon fro here Hows, the i knelen. Mandeville , Travels, p. 174. Madam, I see from farre a horseman coming; This way he bends his speed. faradism (far'a-dizm), n. [ farad + -ism .] The form of electricity furnished by a faradic machine. faradization (far"a-di-zā'shon), n. [ faradize +-ation.] In physiol ., the stimulation of a nerve with induced currents of electricity. But now the trumpet, terrible from far , In shriller clangours animates the war. I'll be far (or farther) if I do, I will not do it: obsolete, the phrase now in use being I'll see you farther first . farther. In so far as, in the degree that; to such an extent as. In so far as the college teaches religion, it must do SO with the utmost candor. The Atlantic , LXI. 725. To be far ben with one, to bring far ben. See benl . farl (fär), a.; compar. farther and further , superl. farthest and furthest (see far1, adv .). [Also dial. fer , fur ; early mod. E. farre , fer , ferr , rarely far , feorr , feor , a., from the adv., far, distant. The compar. and superl. farther and farthest are mod., as in the adv. forms. Compar. farrer (earlier farre , ferre , fyrra , firra ) and superl. farrest ( ferreste , farreste , fyrresta ) are now hardly to be found.] 1. Situated or being at a great distance in space or time; distant; re- mote; far off or away: as, a far place; the far future. [Now rare with reference to place.] We be come from a far country. Josh. ix. 6. Hath earnest in it of far springs to be. Tennyson, Merlin and Vivien. 2. Extending to a great distance; prolonged or reaching to a distant point; protracted; long: as, far sight; a far look ahead. O I am going a far journey, Some strange countrie to see. Past up the still rich city to his kin, His own far blood, which dwelt at Camelot. Beaute, Myzt, a my able chere To alle Men ferre and neere. Arthur (ed. Furnivall), 1. 34. Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. Т., 1. 494. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. Mat. xvi. 22. Will you not speak at all? are you so far From kind words? always mounts on the left): sometimes used in place-names: as, Far Rockaway. - A far cry. farl (fär), v . t .; pret. and pp. farred , ppr. far- banish. [Prov. Eng.] ring . [ far1 , adv .] To remove far distant; I'm sure I wish the man were farred who plagues his brains wi' striking out new words. Mrs. Gaskell , Sylvia's Lovers, x. Beau . and Fl . , King and No King, iii. 1. far2 (fär), n. [E. dial., = farrow1 , q. v.] The The nations far and near contend in choice. Dryden. He was far from approving his adoption of the monastic Eng.] IMG:content-1090.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1091.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1092.png:[graphic] farad (far'ad), n. [So called in honor of the chemist Michael Faraday (1791-1867). Cf. am- pere, ohm, volt .] The electromagnetic unit of capacity of electricity. It is the capacity of a con- denser which when charged with a difference of potential of one volt has a charge of one coulomb. In practice the microfarad, the millionth of a farad, is more conveniently employed. The latter is the capacity of about three miles of an ocean cable. Faradaic (far-a-dā'ik), a . [ Faraday + -ic: see faradism . ] 1. Pertaining to Faraday, the English physicist.-2. [ l . c .] Pertaining to the phenomena of electricity especially invest i- gated by Faraday-for example, the phenom- ena of induction. See faradic . Ferrier states that Faradaic irritation causes movements of the eyeballs and other movements indicative of vertigo. Encyc. Brit ., XIX. 38. Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. 101. Quhar Nele and Bruy come, and the Queyn, And othir lady is fayr and farand . 2. Having a certain specified favor or appear- ance; appearing; seeming: generally used in composition with a specific term, fair , foul , evil , ill , well ( weel ), old ( auld ), etc.: as, auld - farand , old-seeming: applied to a child who manifests more sagacity than could be expected at his time of life. [Scotch.] Lykly he was, rycht fair and weill farrand . Wallace , vi. 781, MS. ( Jamie son .) And he looks aye sae wistfu' the whiles I explain, He's as auld as the hills he's an auld - farrant wean. William Miller , The Wonderfu' Wean. IMG:content-1093.png:[blocks in formation] farandly, farantly (far'and-li, -ant-li), adv . [ farandely ; farand + -ly2 .]" In an orderly ish show. manner; decently. Hall i well . Also farrantly . [Prov. Eng.] far away , adv. phrase.] 1. Distant; remote. Far - awa ' fowls hae fair feathers. Scotch proverb. Pate's a far - awa ' cousin o' mine. Scott , Rob Roy, xiv. The deacon had pa ed away a year before; only Mrs. Tall and a far - away cousin were occupying the house. Harper's Mag., LXXVII. 549. 2. Abstracted; absent-minded; pensive. From that time there began to grow into his eyes a far- farcel (färs), v . t.; pret. and pp. farced , ppr. farcing. [Early mod. E. also farse ; far- cen (= D. farceren = G. farciren = Dan. far- cere), farsir , farcir , F. farcir = Pr. far- sir , frasir , L. farcire , pp. fart us , sometimes farctus , later farcitus , and fars us , stuff, cram, fill full, = Gr. φράσσειν , shut in, inclose. Cf. force3.] 1. To stuff; cram. His typet was ay farsed ful of knyves And pinnes for to geven fayre wyves. That all this mingled Ma which she, Being forbidden, longs to know, Is a dull farce and empty show. 3. A ridiculous sham. farce2+ (färs), v . t . [A particular use of farcel (ME. farcen ), or an error for fard . See fard , v .] To paint. fardage (fär'daj), n. [F. fardage (= Sp. far- daje = Pg. fardagem = It. fardaggio , luggage), fardeau , a load (see fardell ), + -age .] Naut ., loose wood or other substances, as horns, ratan, coir, etc., stowed among the parts of a cargo to chock it, or placed below dry cargo to keep it far cement (färs'ment), n. [ -ment .] from bilge-water; dunnage. Stuffing for meat; force-meat. They often spoil a good dish with improper sawce and unsavoury far cements . Feltham, Resolves. farceur (fär-ser'), n. [= Sw. farsör , far- ceur, farce , a farce: see farcel .] A writer or player of farces; a joker; a wag. farci call (fär'si-kal), a . [ farcel + -ic - al , after comical , etc.] Pertaining to or of the nature of a farce; droll; ludicrous; ridiculous; absurd. So that, whether the "Alchemist" be farcical or not, it will appear at least to have this note of farce, "that the principal character is exaggerated." farcical2+ (fär'si-kal), a. [ farcy + -ic - al , af- ter farcical1 .] Pertaining to farcy. [Rare.] France, and Ireland, had the farcy for his pains; and that there was a good farcical house large enough to hold, aye, and sublimate them all together. farcicality (fär-si-kal'i-ti), n.; pl. farcicalities (-tiz). [ farci call + " ity .] The character or quality of being farcical; absurdity; something farcical or ridiculous. farcically (fär'si-kal-i), adv . In a farcical man- ner; ludicrously. recourse to images that are farcically low. Langhorne. farcicalne (fär'si-kal-nes), n. Same as farci- cality. farcilitet (fär'si-lit), n. [Irreg. farcel (with ref. to force - meat ) + Gr. λίθος, a stone.] Pud- ding-stone. Kirwan . farci ment (fär'si-men), n. [ farcire , stuff, cram: see farcel. Cf. farcin .] Same as farcy . These invectives were well farced for the gro taste of farcint (fär's in), n. [Also, and now usually, the multitude. I. D'Israeli, Calam. of Authors, II. 374. 41. To extend; swell out. IMG:content-1094.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1095.png:[blocks in formation] farcy, dial. corruptly fashion ; farcin , far- syn, OF. farcin , F. farcin = It. farci no , farcy, farciminum , a disease of horses: see far- cimen.] Same as farcy . an yn hure legges, than yn any other places, as the farsyn , and zit this is wors to be hool. IMG:content-1096.png:[blocks in formation] farctate (färk'tāt), a. [ farctatus , farctus , stuffed, pp. of farcire , stuff: see farcel .] In bot . , stuffed; crammed or full; without va- cuities: opposed to tubular or hollow : as, a farc- tate leaf, stem, or pericarp. Also applied to the stipes of Agaric in i . [No longer technically used.] farcy (fär'si), n. [Early mod. E. also farcie; abbr. of farcin , q. v.] A disease of horses; a form of equinia. See equinia . Ray, Proverbs, 2d ed., p. 367. farcy-bud (fär'si-bud), n. A swollen lymphatic gland, as in farcy. fardt (färd), n. [F. fard , paint, rouge, farawa , MHG. var we , G. far be (= AS. færbe = D. verw = Dan. farve = Sw. färg ) , color, hue, OHG. furo (faraw-), MHG. var ( varw- ), a., colored.] Color; paint, as applied to the com- plexion. A certain gay glo e or farde . IMG:content-1097.png:[blocks in formation] After sun-rising; far - day sullies flowers. H. Vaughan, Silex Scintillans, Rules and Le ons. far-death (fär'deth), n. Natural death. [Prov. Eng.] fardellt, fardlet (fär'del, -dl), n. [ fardel , F. fardeau = Pr. fardel = It. fardello (ML. far dell us ), fardel , a pack, bundle, dim. of Sp. Pg. far do , a pack, bundle: said to be of Ar. origin, fardah , a package (Devic).] A bundle or pack; a burden; hence, anything cumbersome or irksome. Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life? Things orderly fardled up under heads are most porta- ble. Fuller , Holy State, p. 164. fardel2+ (fär'del), n. [Also farthel2 , farl2 , q. v.; a corruption of ME. ferthe (or feorthe ) del (= D. vierendeel = MHG. vierteil, G. viertel = ODan. fjerddel , Dan. fjerdedel = Sw. fjerdedel ) , fourth part: see fourth and deal1 .] A fourth part: an old law term. Fardel of land, a measure of land, the fourth part of a yard-land. fardel-bound (fär'del-bound), a. [Also, cor- ruptly, farthing - bound ; appar. fardell , a load, + bound3.] Costive; specifically, in vet . surg ., affected, as cattle and sheep, with a disease caused by the retention of food in the many- plies or third stomach, between the numerous plaits of which it is impacted. The organ becomes gorged, and ultimately affected with chronic in flamm a- tion. Over-ripe clover, rye-gra , or vetches are likely to farding1 (fär'ding), n. [See farthing , farding- deal.] An obsolete or dialectal form of far- thing . farding2+ (fär'ding), n. [Verbal n. of fard , v .] Painting the face; the use of cosmetics. onely to concile love by a grave and grace full modesty, Was that fare that thou landedst but now at Trig-stairs? B. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, v. 3. Fare thee weel , thou first and fairest! Fare thee weel , thou best and dearest. Burns , To Nancy. Fare thee well , and if for ever, Still forever fare thee well. Evelyn, Diary, June, 1645. 51. Outfit for a journey; equipment.-6. Food; provisions of the table. Bot prayse thi fare , wer-so-euer thou be; Fore be it gode or be it badde, Yn gud worth it muste be had. = Goth. far an , go (whence the causal form, ME. ferien , ferian , carry, convey, con- duct, lead, often of conveying over water, the only use in OS. ferian = OHG. ferjan , MHG. vern , go by water, sail, etc., = Icel. ferja , con- vey over water, esp. ferry over a river or strait, Sw. färja = Dan. færge , ferry, Goth. farjan , go by water, sail, etc.: see ferry and ford ), * far = L. √ * per , * por in ex- periri , pa through, experience, peritus , ex- pert us , expérienced, periculum , danger, port are , carry, porta , a gate, port us , a harbor, = Gr. ✓ *περ, *πορ in περᾶν , pa over or acro , esp. water, πόρος , a way through, a ford, πορθμός , α pa age, ford, πορεύειν , convey, πορεύεσθαι , go, proceed, = OBulg. prat i , go, = Skt. √ par , tr., pa , bring acro ; cf. Zend peretu , a bridge. The Aryan ✓ par expre es the general idea of forward motion, and has consequently pro- duced an immense number of derivatives in which that idea is particularized and developed, as, in E., of AS. origin, farel , ferry , ford , fear1 , obs. or dial. feer2 , ferd1 , ferd2 , ferly , farly , feret , 7t. Experience; treatment; fortune; cheer. foor2, etc.; of L. origin, experience , expert, ex- periment , etc., peril, port1, port2, ports, por to, etc., deport , comport, export, import , report , sup- port, transport, etc.; of Gr. origin, pore2 , ет- porium.] 1. Togo; pa ; move forward; pro- ceed; travel. [Obsolete or archaic.] Now Perkyn with the pilgrimes to the plouh is faren ; To eryen hus half-aker holpen hym menye. Whenne Heronde was of lif farn , An aungel coom Joseph to warn. All daye shalt thou eate and drinke of the best, And I will paye thy fare . King Edward Fourth (Child's Ballads, VIII. 25). Rich fare , brave attire, soft beds, and silken thoughts, attend this dear beauty. B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, iii. 3. Our fare was excellent, consisting of elk venison, moun- tain grouse, and small trout. The Century, XXX. 224. For his dedes to-day i am vndo for euer; Eche frek [man] for this fare false wol me hold. William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2079. How now, fair lords? What fare ? what news abroad? Shak., 3 Hen. VI., ii. 1. Here as the old preacher Hugh Latimer grimly said in closing one of his powerful descriptions of future pun- ishment-you see your fare . 8t. Proceeding; conduct; behavior. Lat be this nyce fare ! Give me my faith and troth again, And let me fare me on my way. Clerk Saunders (Child's Ballads, II. 50). The next morning Raphael was faring forth gallantly, well armed and mounted. Kingsley, Hypatia, xxi. To fare on foot from Paris to Lucerne was, in 1814, an adventure which called for courage. E. Dowden, Shelley, I. 447. Come in, come in, my merry young men, Come in and drink the wine wi' me; And a' the better ye shall fare , For this gude news ye tell to me. The Knight's Ghost (Child's Ballads, I. 211). IMG:content-1098.png:[blocks in formation] So fares it when with truth falsehood contends. Milton , P. R., iii. 443. They faren wel, God save hem bot he two; For trew eliche I holde it grete deyntee A kynges sone in armes wel to do. Chaucer, Man of Law's Tale, 1. 471. Chaucer, Reeve's Tale, 1. 79. 10. The quantity of fish taken in a fishing-ves- sel. The crew said to-day that they had enough of fishing with salt clams, as it was like doing penance to go to the Banks and attempt to catch a fare of fish with that kind of bait. New York Tribune , June 3, 1888. 11. The form or track of a hare. Not a hare Can be startled from his fare By my footing. Fletcher , Faithful Shepherde , iv. 2. 12. A game played with dice. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.]-Bill of fare. See bills . - Fiddler's fare. See fiddler . fare2 (far), n. [Contr. of farrow .] A farrow: as, a fare of pigs. Grose . [Prov. Eng.] fare3 (far), v . t .; pret. and pp. fared , ppr. faring . [Formerly also fair ; a dial. var. of favor , mixed with fare . Cf. farand .] To resemble, or act like (another). n. 1. A good-by; a leave-taking; an adieu. Farewell, a long farewell , to all my greatne ! Shak., Hen. VIII., iii. 2. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead. Long fellow , Resignation. Farewell followed by to governing the object is a noun, used elliptically for "I bid farewell (to...)." 2. Leave; departure; final look, thought, or attention. See how the morning opes her golden gates, And takes her farewell of the glorious sun! The hardy veteran, proud of many a scar,.. Leans on his spear to take his farewell view, And, sighing, bids the glorious camp adieu. far-fett (fär fet), a . [ far1 + fet , pp. of fet1 : see fet1 . Cf. far - fetched .] Same as far - fetched . Things farrefet and deare bought are good for Ladies. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 152. There was no man more tenderly sensible in anything offered to himself which, in the farthest - fet construction, might be wrested to the name of wrong. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, iii. If York, with all his far - fet policy, Had been the regent there instead of me, IMG:content-1099.png:[blocks in formation] fare-box (far'boks), n. A box in which the tick- ets or fares of pa engers, as in horse-cars, om- nibuses, and at some railroad-stations, are de- posited by them. fare-indicator (far'in di-kā-tor), n. A device for registering the fares paid in a public con- veyance. farent. An obsolete preterit and past partici- ple of farel . farendonet, n. Same as ferrandine . far-fetcht (fär'fech), v . t . [A umed from far- farewell (far' wel'), interj . [Prop. separate, be- fetched .] To bring from far; draw as a conclu- ing two words, fare well , fare wel (= Dan. sion remote from or not justified by the prem- farvel = Sw. farväl , adv. and n.), used not only ises. in the impv., as in mod. E., but in the ind.: he fareth wel (L. valet ), we faren wet (L. valemus ), etc., impv. fare wel , common in leave-taking leave-taking and at the end of letters (L. vale , valete ): faren , fare, speed, be in a particular condition (not in the lit. sense 'go'), with a qualifying adv. wel , farel (far), n. [ fare , faru , a jour- ney, company, expedition (= OFries. fer a , fere , fer, fare , a journey, pa age, = MHG. var , a journey, Icel. för , a journey, expedition), far an , etc., go: see farel , v .] 1. A going; a Journey; voyage; course; pa age. Thus he pa es to that port, his pa age to sec he, Fyndez he a fayr schyp to the fare redy. well'; may you be or continue in a happy or pros- perous condition; in common use, good-by. It expre es a kind wish, a wish of happine , and while it does not, in its origin, nece arily refer to departure, it is now used, like good - by , its more colloquial equivalent, exclu- sively in leave-taking. It is sometimes used in reference to inanimate objects, in slight personification. It empha- sizes the fact of separation or relinquishment. "zee farewel , Phippe!" quod Fauntelte, and forth gan me drawe. IMG:content-1100.png:[blocks in formation] etc. [It is still often written separately, with a pronoun be tween, the pronoun being either the subject nominative, as in "fare you well" or "fare ye well," or a dative of reference, as in "fare thee well." To far - fetch the name of Tartar from a Hebrew word. Fuller . far-fetched (fär'fecht), a . [Also far - fetcht ; far1 + fetched , pp. of fetch , v .: see fetch1 .] 1. Fetched or brought from afar. [Rare.] Nature making her beauty and shape but the most fair Cabinet of a far - fetcht minde. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, p. 506. 3. Remotely connected; irrelevant; forced; strained: as, far - fetched conceits; far -fetched similes. IMG:content-1101.png:[blocks in formation] Now be we so far - for the come, Speke mote we of the dome. Ne none agayne so farre foorthe in her fauour That is full satisfyed with her behauiour. Sir T. More , To Them that Seke Fortune. He sayd not such words, nor spake so far - forth in the matter, without commi ion. Hakluyt's Voyages , II. 88. So long these knights discoursed diversly Of straunge affaires, and noble hardiment,... That now the humid night was far forth spent. Turne on no wihte, as fer for the as ye may. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 4. He is descendid of an high lenage, And as fer furth as I canne fele and see, He waytith after right grete heritage. meal: see farina .] 1. Consisting or made of meal or flour: as, a farinaceous diet, which con- sists of articles prepared from the meal or flour of the various species of corn or grain. When one huge wooden bowl before them stood, Fill'd with huge balls of farinaceous food. farinulent (fa-rin'ū-lent), a. [ fo farinose , 3. farkleberry (fär'kl-ber"i), n. The Vaccinium arboreum, a shrub or small tree of the southern United States, bearing a small, black, many- seeded berry, with a dry and rather astringent pulp. The wood is hard and very close-grained, and is used to some extent in turning. farllt (färl), v. t. [A contr. of fardle , fardell , pack up; corruptly furdle , contr. furl , the pres- ent form: see furl .] To furl. Hey-day, hey-day, how she kicks and yerks! Down with the main-mast! lay her at hull! Farl up all her linens, and let her ride it out! far12 (färl), n. [Sc., a contr. of fardel2 , farthel2 , lit. a fourth part: see fardel2 . For the con- traction, ef. farll .] A quarter or third part of a thin circular cake of flour or oatmeal. Also farrel . Then let his wisdom girn and snarl O'er a weel-tost it girdle farle . Fergu on, Poems, II. 78. farleu (fär'lö), n. In Scots law , money paid by tenants in lieu of a heriot: often applied to the best chattel, as distinguished from heriot, the best beast. farlie, farly, a., n., and adv . See ferly . farm1 (färm), n. [Early mod. E. also far me , fer me ; fer me , rent, revenue, particular- ly as collected by a 'farmer,' factor, or steward, hence also stewardship; also a meal, a feast; feorm (fem., gen. acc. etc., feorme ), pro- vision, food, supplies; provisions, etc., sup- plied by a va al or tenant to his lord, esp. to the king; hence an estate from which such sup- plies are due ( cyninges feorm , late AS. cynges feorme - hām , 'king's farm'); hence also a meal, a feast, and, generally, entertainment (of a guest or, as a tenant's duty, of his lord), har- boring (of a fugitive); also, rarely, use, advan- tage ( feormian , ge - feormian , supply with food, sustain, entertain, receive (a guest), harbor (a fugitive), etc., > feormere, a purveyor (of a guild), feormung , and fyrmth , a harboring (of fugitives), etc.); orig. perhaps 'a living, means of subsistence, connected with feorh , life, = OS. fer ah, ferh = OHG. fer ah, ferh, MHG. verch = Icel. fjör , life, = Goth. fairhwus , the world. But as AS. feorm is always rendered in ML. by firm a or ferm a , which is formally identical with the fem. of L. firm us , ML. often spelled ferm us (>OF. fer me , ME. fer me , > mod. IMG:content-1102.png:[blocks in formation] 5. A tract of land devoted to general or spe- cial cultivation under a single control, whether that of its owner or of a tenant: as, a small farm ; a wheat-, fruit-, dairy-, or market - farm . Cato would have this point especially to be considered, that the soil of a far me (situate as hath been said) be good of itselfe, and fertile. Holland , tr. of Pliny, xvii. 5. At my farm , I have a hundred milch-kine to the pail. Shak ., T. of the S., ii. 1. Then the great Hall was wholly broken down, And the broad woodland parcell'd into farms. Tennyson, Aylmer's Field. 61. A farm-house; a grange; a granary. As for example: farmes or granges which conteine chambers in them, more than fiftie cubits in length. Hakluyt's Voyages , I. 577. 7t. A dwelling; a habitation; a lodging. His sinfull sowle with desperate disdaine Out of her fleshly fer me fled to the place of paine. Spenser, F. Q., III. v. 23. farm on an English manor not held by tenants, but re- served for the immediate use of the lord. (b) A farm or portion of a farm nearest to or surrounding the home. - To farm let. See def. 2. farm1 (färm), v . [ fermen , take on lease, farml1 , n.] I. trans. 1. To lease, as land, at a stated rent; give a lease of, as land; let to a tenant on condition of paying rent: as, to farm a manor. We go to gain a little patch of ground That hath in it no profit but the name. To pay five ducats, five, I would not farm it. Specifically-2. To lease or let (taxes, imposts, or other duties) for a term at a stated rental: generally with out . It was formerly customary in some European countries, and is still in some eastern ones, for the ruler or government to farm the revenues (taxes or rents, imposts, and excise) to individuals for a certain percentage on the amount collected, or for the payment of fixed sums, the farmers of the revenue retain- ing the surplus of their collections. But I believe he [the king] must farm out your Warwick- shire benevolence for the payment thereof. Donne , Letters, i. The farming out of the defence of a country, being wholly unprecedented and evidently abused, could have no real object but to enrich the contractor at the Com- pany's expense. Burke , Charge against Warren Hastings. The older sources of income were, according to the later use of an ancient English word, farmed by the Sheriff. E. A. Freeman , Norman Conquest, V. 294. E., with restored L. vowel, firm ), most writers have a umed the actual identity of the two words (L. firm a , fem. adj., and ML. firm a or ferm a , n.), "either because the farms were at first inclosed or fortified with walls, or because the leases were confirmed or made more certain by signature": see firm , a., firm , v., firm, n. But the AS. form appears to be the original. The ML. ferm a , firm a has the AS. senses, and, later, the senses of rent, revenue, particularly as collected by a farmer or factor, also in gen- 4. To cultivate, as land; till and plant. F. fer me = Pr. ferm a , in same senses, the OF. being partly the source of the ME. form. The mixture of forms and senses has confused the history of the word. The purely agricultural sense is comparatively modern.] 1. In old English use, the revenue or rent from lands un- der lease; revenue, rent, or income in general, but originally chiefly in the form of natural products. Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T. (ed. Tyrwhitt), 1. 253. Fermes thyk are comyng, my purs is bot wake. 3. To take at a certain rent or rate; take a lease of; pay a stated sum or percentage for the use, collection, etc., of. I am but a silly old man, Who farms a piece of ground. II. in trans. To be employed in agriculture; cultivate the soil. I grant indeed that flocks and fields have charms For him that grazes or for him that farms . farm2+ (färm), n. [ME. fer me , later far me , farm1 , n . , q. v.] Food; a meal. This hastie far me hadde bene a feast. Ballad of Our Lady , 1752. farm3 (färm), r. t. [E. dial.; fermen (not found), feormian , also in comp. a -feormi- an, ge-feormian , cleanse, polish, prob. altered (by confusion with the quite different word feormian, supply, entertain, etc.: see farm1 ) from * feorbian , * furbian = OHG. furbjan , MHG. vürben , cleanse, polish, rub bright, > OF. furbir , fourbir ( fourbi - ), whence ME. fourbishen , E. furbish : see furbish .] To cleanse or empty. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] farmable (fär'ma-bl), a . [ farm1 + -able .] Capable of being farmed, in any sense. It is greate wilfulnes in land-lordes to refuse to make any longer farmes unto theyr tenauntes. Spenser, State of Ireland. 3. The system, method, or act of collecting revenue by letting out a territory in districts. management of farms. Davies . They do by farmage Brynge the londe into a rearage, Contempnynge the state temp or all. Roy and Barlow , Rede me and Be nott Wroth, p. 102. IMG:content-1103.png:[blocks in formation] of a farm.