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feccan

feccan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • fæċċan

Verb

feċċan

  1. to fetch, bring; to draw
  2. to seek; to gain, take

Conjugation

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Etymology

Apparently an alteration of fetian, fatian ‎(“to fetch, induce, marry”), from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną ‎(“to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‎(“foot”). Cognate with Old Frisian fatia ‎(“to fetch”), Old High German fazzōn ‎(“to touch, grasp”) (German fassen), Old Norse fata, feta ‎(“to go, step”) (Icelandic feta). More at foot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfetːʃɑn/

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