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" Fettle, means order, good condition, proper repair. Being used in this sense, it appears to me to be derived from some deflection of the word Faire, to do, which itself comes from the Latin Facere. The nearest which occurs to me is the old French word... "
An attempt at a glossary of some words used in Cheshire. From the ... - Page 37
by Roger Wilbraham (of Cheshire.) - 1836
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A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: From an Original Manuscript, in ...

John Trotter Brockett - Dialect literature, English - 1825 - 296 pages
...Cheshire as that which I have given, and Mr. Wilbraham says, " it appears to me to be derived with some deflection of the word, faire, to do, which itself...explained by Roquefort, in his Glossaire de la Langue Romaine, by Fafon, mode, forme," fyc. FETTLE, s. order, good condition, proper repair. Used by Roger...
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A glossary of north country words, in use. From an original manuscript, with ...

John Trotter Brockett - 1825 - 298 pages
...Cheshire as that which I have given, and Mr. Wilbraham says, " it appears to me to be derived with some deflection of the word, faire, to do, which itself...facere. The nearest which occurs to me is the old French won! failure, which has exactly the same meanin); as our substantive fettle, and is explained by Roquefort,...
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An Attempt at a Glossary of Cheshire Words

Roger Wilbraham - English language - 1826 - 130 pages
...means> to mend, to put in order any thing which is broken or defective, as the substantive, Fettle, means order, good condition, proper repair. Being...nearest which occurs to me is the old French word Failure, which has exactly the ~ ™ same meaning as our substantive Fettle, and is explained by Roquefort,...
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A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: With Their Etymology, and ...

John Trotter Brockett - English language - 1829 - 368 pages
...itself comes from the Latin facere. The nearest which occurs to him is the old French word failure, which has exactly the same meaning as our substantive...explained by Roquefort, in his Glossaire de la Langue Romanic, byfacon, mode, forme, &c. I am, however, inclined to consider it as from the same root as...
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A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: With Their Etymology, and ...

John Trotter Brockett - English language - 1829 - 368 pages
...given, and Mr. Wilbraham says, it appears to him to be derived with some deflection of the wordfaire, to do, which itself comes from the Latin facere. The nearest which occurs to him is the old French .word failure, which has exactly the same meaning as our substantive fettle,...
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An Attempt at a Glossary of Some Words Used in Cheshire--

Roger Wilbraham - English language - 1836 - 132 pages
...means, to mend, to put in order any thing which is broken or defective, as the substantive, Fettle, means order, good condition, proper repair. Being...nearest which occurs to me is the old French word Failure, which has exactly the same meaning as our substantive Fettle, and is explained by Roquefort,...
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A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, and ..., Volume 1

John Trotter Brockett - English language - 1846 - 298 pages
...of the word faire, to do, which itself comes from the Latin facere. The nearest which occurs to him is the old French word faiture, which has exactly...explained by Roquefort, in his Glossaire de la Langue Romaine, by fafon, mode, forme, &c. I am, however, inclined to consider it as from the same root as...
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