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Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by George Henry Borrow
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derived from the Wal. Esk, Easkie.

Eskey. An affix or postposition, signifying, for the sake of: e.g.
Mi-dubble-eskey, for God's sake.

Ever-komi, ad. Evermore.

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FAKE, v. a. To work, in a dishonest sense; to steal, pick pockets.

Fakement, s. A robbery, any kind of work: a pretty fakement that, a
pretty piece of work. A scoundrel--you ratfelo fakement, you
precious scoundrel; a man of any kind--he's no bad fakement after
all; a girl, St. Paul's Cathedral--what a rinkeny fakement, what a
pretty girl, what a noble church.

Fashono, a. False, fashioned, made up. Wal. Fatche (to make); fatze
(face, surface).

Fashono wangustis. Pretended gold rings, made in reality of brass or
copper.

Fashono wangust engre. Makers of false rings.

Fenella. A female Gypsy name.

Ferreder, a. Better, more. Gaelic, Feairde.

Feter, ad. Better. Pers. [Persian: ] Span. Gyp. Feter.
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