Foul.  (E.)  M.  E.  foul.  A.  S.  ftil.  +
Du.  vuil,  Icel.  frill,  Dan.  fuul,  Swed.  ful,
Goth,  fuls,  G.  faul.  Akin  to  Putrid.
(VPU.)

filth,   foul  matter.  (E.)    A.  S.  fyft.-
A.  S.ftil,  foul  (by  vowel-change  of  d  toy).
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FOUND.
foumart,  a  polecat.  (E.  and  F.)  M.  E.
fulmart;  comp.  of  M.  E.  ful,  foul  (as
above),  and  O.  F.  marte,  martre,  a  marten ;
see  Marten.
Found  (i),  to  lay  a  foundation;  see-
Fund.
Pound  (2),  to  cast  metals.  (F.  -  L.)
O.  F.  fondre.  —  L.  fundere,  to  pour,  cast
metals.    (VGHU.)

font  (2),  fount,  an  assortment  of  types.
(F.— L.)  O.  F.fonte,  a  casting  of  metals.
—  O.  F.  fondre,  to  cast  (above).  And  see
Fuse  (1).
Founder ;  see  Fund.
Foundling ;  see  Find.
Fount  (1),  a  spring;  see  Font  (1).
Fount  (2) ;  see  under  Found  (2).
Four.  (E.)  M.  E.  feowur,  fower,  four.
A.  S.  fefrwer.  +  Icel.  fjdrir,  Dan.  fire,
Swed._/yra,  Du.  vier,  Goth,  fidwor,  G.  vier,
W.  pedwar,  Gael,  ceithir,  L.  auatuor,  Gk.
rirrapts,  riff<rap€S,  iriovpes,  Russ.  chetvero,
Skt.  chpivar.  (Aryan  type,  kwatwar.)  Der.
four-th,  A.  S.  fedr^a ;  four-teen,  A.  S.
fe&wertyne ;  for-ty,  A.  S.fedwertig.
farthing,  fourth  part  of  a  penny.  (E.)
M.  E.  ferthing.  A.  S.  ferping,  feorSing,
older  form  feorpling.—  A.  S>.fe6r6~a,  fourth ;
with  double  dimin.  suffix  -l-ing.
firkin,  the  fourth  part  of  a  barrel.  (O.
Du.)  From  Du.  vier,  four;  with  suffix
-kin  (as  in  kilder-kin)  answering  to  the  O.
Du.  double  dimin.  suffix  -k-en  (G.  -ch-en
in  made  hen).
fortnight,  two  weeks.  (E.)  M.  E.fourte-
night;  sAsofourten  night.— M.  E.  fourten,
i. e.  fourteen;  night,  old  pi.,  i. e.  nights.
A.  S.feowertyne  niht.  So  also  sennight '=
seven  night.
