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feien

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feien

  1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of fer

German

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Etymology

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From Fei (Fey) (obsolete variant of Fee (fairy)) +‎ -en, implying invincibility by magic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faɪ̯ən/
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Verb

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feien (weak, third-person singular present feit, past tense feite, past participle gefeit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, higher register) to protect, to shield

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English fēġan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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feien

  1. to put or join

Conjugation

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Conjugation of feien (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) feien, feie
present tense past tense
1st-person singular feie feied
2nd-person singular feiest feiedest
3rd-person singular feieth feied
subjunctive singular feie
imperative singular
plural1 feien, feie feieden, feiede
imperative plural feieth, feie
participles feiynge, feiende feied, yfeied

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: fay

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