fegsn.

/fɛɡz/

Forms: 1500s–1600s feckins, 1500s–1700s fackins, 1600s–1700s faikine, 1700s feggings, 1800s faikins, 1600s fac, feck, 1600s–1800s facks, 1700s–1800s fags, 1800s faags, faiks, feck(s, faix, 1700s– fegs.

Etymology: The forms here collected are distortions of fay n.¹, faith n. and int., perhaps with suffix -kin suffix, -kins suffix, frequent in such trivial quasi-oaths; compare bodykins, by'rlakin.

Obsolete exc. Scottish and dialect.

1. As an (unmeaning) n. in exclamatory phrases expressing asseveration or astonishment. See also i'fegs int.

ΚΠ

1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. F No, by my Feckens.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. ii. sig. C^v Dap.: I fac, I doe not. You are mistaken. Fac.: How! Sweare by your fac?.. Dap.: By Gad, Sir,..I fac is no othe.

1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) i. iii, in Wks. I. 12 By my fackins.

a1632 T. Middleton & J. Webster Any Thing for Quiet Life (1662) ii. sig.C4 By my facks, sir.

16.. Robin Hood & Q. Kath. 90 in Furniv. Percy Folio I. 42 By faikine of my body.

a1654 J. Webster & W. Rowley Cure for Cuckold (1661) iv. i. sig. G By my feck.

a1726 J. Vanbrugh Journey to London (1728) iii. i. 34 No, by good Feggings.

1778 J. Beattie in A. Ross Helenore (ed. 2) Ded. p. vi O' my fegs.

1880 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) (at cited word) My faiks!

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Good Fecks!

2. As simple asseverative.

ΚΠ

1640 R. Brome Antipodes sig. K3 Nay facks I am not jealous.

1790 A. Wilson Poems 216 Now fortune's kussen me up a chance, An' fegs I sal employ't.

1804 R. Anderson et al. Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 104 Sae faikins we mun hev a sweat.

1863 Tyneside Songs 86 Faix they've got a warnin'.

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Why! you are smart, fegs!

1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister II. 191 Na, faags! it was waur than that.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	fegs
释义	fegsn. /fɛɡz/ Forms: 1500s–1600s feckins, 1500s–1700s fackins, 1600s–1700s faikine, 1700s feggings, 1800s faikins, 1600s fac, feck, 1600s–1800s facks, 1700s–1800s fags, 1800s faags, faiks, feck(s, faix, 1700s– fegs. Etymology: The forms here collected are distortions of fay n.¹, faith n. and int., perhaps with suffix -kin suffix, -kins suffix, frequent in such trivial quasi-oaths; compare bodykins, by'rlakin. Obsolete exc. Scottish and dialect. 1. As an (unmeaning) n. in exclamatory phrases expressing asseveration or astonishment. See also i'fegs int. ΚΠ 1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. F No, by my Feckens. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. ii. sig. C^v Dap.: I fac, I doe not. You are mistaken. Fac.: How! Sweare by your fac?.. Dap.: By Gad, Sir,..I fac is no othe. View more context for this quotation 1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) i. iii, in Wks. I. 12 By my fackins. a1632 T. Middleton & J. Webster Any Thing for Quiet Life (1662) ii. sig.C4 By my facks, sir. 16.. Robin Hood & Q. Kath. 90 in Furniv. Percy Folio I. 42 By faikine of my body. a1654 J. Webster & W. Rowley Cure for Cuckold (1661) iv. i. sig. G By my feck. a1726 J. Vanbrugh Journey to London (1728) iii. i. 34 No, by good Feggings. 1778 J. Beattie in A. Ross Helenore (ed. 2) Ded. p. vi O' my fegs. 1880 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) (at cited word) My faiks! 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Good Fecks! 2. As simple asseverative. ΚΠ 1640 R. Brome Antipodes sig. K3 Nay facks I am not jealous. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 216 Now fortune's kussen me up a chance, An' fegs I sal employ't. 1804 R. Anderson et al. Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 104 Sae faikins we mun hev a sweat. 1863 Tyneside Songs 86 Faix they've got a warnin'. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Why! you are smart, fegs! 1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister II. 191 Na, faags! it was waur than that. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1599
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