underfón

underfón
sv/t7 3rd pres underféhð past underféng/on ptp underfangen to receive, obtain, take, accept; take in, entertain; take up, undertake, assume, adopt; submit to, undergo; steal; hádunge \underfón to take the veil

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • hádung — f ( e/ a) consecration, ordination; hádunge underfón to take the veil …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • sehtnes — 1 f ( se/ sa) agreement, accord, concord, reconciliation, peace; sehtnesse underfón to accept terms …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • underfangen — adj neophyte; past participle of underfón …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • underfeng — 1. m ( es/ as) undertaking, taking in hand; 2. past 3rd sing of underfón …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • unterfangen — Vstrefl (Unterfangen n. als substantivierter Infinitiv) std. stil. (9. Jh.) Stammwort. Die Bildung (ursprünglich unterfahen) ist schon alt, aber in der Bedeutung nicht einheitlich (mhd. undervā(he)n, ahd. untarfāhan, mndd. undervān, mndl.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • underfong — /un dər fongˈ/ (Spenser) transitive verb 1. To overcome, entrap 2. To undertake ORIGIN: OE underfangen, pap of underfōn to receive, take or steal …   Useful english dictionary

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