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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FEESP, Fi(e)sp, v. [fi:sp]

1. To move smartly, to fuss (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., fiesp; Sh.¹⁰ 1951). Ppl.adj. feespin “lively, vivacious” (Ib.).

2. “To trip lightly and nimbly but feebly about” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), fisp; Sh.¹¹ 1951). Ppl.adj. fiespin, fispen, able to move about, “light and nimble, but feeble” (Jak.), “in a moderate state of health” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., fiespin; Sh.¹⁰ 1951).