undfange

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish undfange, formally = und- (“away”) +‎ fange (“to catch”). Borrowed from Middle Low German entvangen, Middle Low German untfangen, cf. German empfangen (“to receive, conceive”). The second part of this word is Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to take, catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnˌfɑŋˀə]

Verb

undfange (imperative undfang, infinitive at undfange, present tense undfanger, past tense undfangede, perfect tense har undfanget)

1. to conceive (a child or an idea)

Derived terms

• undfangelse

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *andafą̄han, equivalent to und- +‎ fange (“catch”). Cognates include Dutch ontvangen and German empfangen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊndˈfaŋə/
• Hyphenation: und‧fan‧ge
• Rhymes: -aŋə

Verb

undfange

1. (transitive) to receive
2. (transitive) to conceive (of a child)
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:23:

     Sjooët, n Maiden skäl n Bäiden undfange, n Súun skäl ju uurwinne, un man skäl him dän Nome Immanuel reke, dät hat uursät: God is mäd uus.

     Behold, a virgin shall become pregnant with a child, she will give birth to a son, and they shall give him the name Immanuel, which is translated: God is with us.

Conjugation

Conjugation of undfange (irregular)

grúundfoarme		undfange
infinitive		tou undfangen
present tense					past tense
iek	undfange	wie	undfange		iek	undfäng, undfing, undfangde	wie	undfängen, undfingen, undfangden
du	undfangst	jie	undfange		du	undfängst, undfingst, undfangdest	jie	undfängen, undfingen, undfangden
hie/ju/dät	undfangt	jo	undfange		hie/ju/dät	undfäng, undfing, undfangde	jo	undfängen, undfingen, undfangden
present participle		imperative			auxiliary		past participle
undfangend		singular	undfang, undfange		häbe		undfangen
		plural	undfanget

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “undfange”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN