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fenge

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See also: fēngé and fēngē

Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fenge (third-person singular present fengk, preterite fong, past participle jefonge)

  1. (most of Ripuarian) to find

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Low German fengen.

Verb

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fenge (imperative feng, present tense fenger, passive fenges, simple past fenga or fenget or fengte, past participle fenga or fenget or fengt, present participle fengende)

  1. to spark interest
  2. to captivate, fascinate
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Low German fengen.

Verb

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fenge (present tense fenger, past tense fengde, past participle fengt, passive infinitive fengast, present participle fengande, imperative feng)

  1. to spark interest
  2. to captivate, fascinate
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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fenge

  1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːn.ɡe/, [ˈfeːŋ.ɡe]

Verb

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fēnge

  1. inflection of fōn:
    1. second-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive