feyne

German

Adjective

feyne

1. inflection of feyn:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Middle English

Verb

feyne

1. feign
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 351:

     ‘We shul first feyne us cristendom to take,’ [...]

     ‘We shall first pretend to receive Christendom,’ [...]