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. F 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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