† ˈfokel, a. Obs. rare.
[? altered form of foken, faken; or perh. miswritten for fekel, fickle.]
Treacherous. (In quots. absol. and quasi-adv.)
| a 1275 Prov. ælfred 255 in O.E. Misc. 119 Ofte mon on faire fokel chesed. Ibid. 349 in O.E. Misc. 123 Seiet him faire bi-foren, fokel at henden. |