fæt

See also: faet, fät, and Fät

Old English

Alternative forms

• fet — Mercian

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæt/

Noun

fæt n

1. container, vessel; especially a box, jar or cup

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fæt	fatu
accusative	fæt	fatu
genitive	fætes	fata
dative	fæte	fatum

Derived terms

• ālfæt
• eorþfæt
• lēohtfæt
• meolcfæt (“vessel for holding milk”)
• stānfæt

Descendants

• Middle English: fat, faat, vat, vaat, fet, vet
  • English: vat, fat
  • Scots: fat, vat, vautt
  • Yola: vaat, vaate

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæːt/

Noun

fǣt m

1. gold plate