Engri. A _neuter affix_, composed of the particles ‘en’ and ‘gro,’ much used in the formation of figurative terms for things for which there are no positive names in English Gypsy: for example, yag-engri, a fire-thing, which denotes a gun; poggra-mengri, a breaking-thing or mill; ‘engri’ is changed into ‘mengri’ when the preceding word terminates in a vowel.
Engro. A _masculine affix_, used in the formation of figurative names; for example, kaun-engro, an ear-fellow, or creature with ears, serving to denote a hare; ruk-engro, or ruko-mengro, a tree-fellow, denoting a squirrel; it is also occasionally used in names for inanimate objects, as pov-engro, an earth-thing or potato. _See_ Guero.
Escunyo, _s._ A wooden skewer, a pin. _Span. Gyp._ Chingabar (a pin).
Eskoe, _fem._ Eskie. A particle which affixed to a noun turns it into an adjective: _e.g._ Duvel, God; duveleskoe, divine. It seems to be 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.
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.
Ferreder, _a._ Better, more. _Gaelic_, Feairde.
Fetér, _ad._ Better. _Pers._ بهتر _Span. Gyp._ Fetér.
Fino, _a._ Fine. This word is not pure Gypsy: fino covar, a fine thing.
Floure, _s._ Flower; a female Gypsy name.
Fordel, _v. a._ Forgive; generally used for Artav, or Artavello, _q.v._, and composed of the English ‘for’ and the Gypsy ‘del.’
Fordias / Fordios, _part. pass._ Forgiven.
Fuzyanri, _s._ Fern. _Hun._ Füz (willow), fácska (a shrub), füszár (a stem).
GAD, _s._ A shirt: pauno gad, a clean shirt.
Gare, _v. n._, _v. a._ To take care, beware; to hide, conceal. _Sans._ Ghar, to cover.