- fiscian
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
fiscian
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Fish — Fish, v. t. [OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian; akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc?n, Goth. fisk?n. See {Fish} the animal.] 1. To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor. [1913 Webster] 2. To search by raking or sweeping. Swift.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To fish the anchor — Fish Fish, v. t. [OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian; akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc?n, Goth. fisk?n. See {Fish} the animal.] 1. To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor. [1913 Webster] 2. To search by raking or sweeping. Swift … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burger-Highlife — Der Burger Highlife ist eine Form des Highlife, die von ghanaischen Immigranten in Deutschland geschaffen worden ist. Burger Highlife wird als deutsche Musikrichtung angesehen. Geschichte Ende der 70er, Anfang der 80er Jahre emigrierten viele… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fischen — Físchen, verb. reg. act. Fische fangen oder zu fangen suchen. 1) Eigentlich. Fischen gehen, fischen fahren, im gemeinen Leben, ausgehen, ausfahren zu fischen. Häringe, Karpfen fischen. Wir haben die ganze Nacht gefischet und nichts gefangen.… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
Fisher — This interesting surname has a number of origins. Firstly, it may be an occupational name for a fisherman, deriving from the Middle English fisher , a development of the Olde English pre 7th Century fiscere , a derivative of fiscian meaning to… … Surnames reference
fixian — see fiscian … Old to modern English dictionary
fish — (n.) O.E. fisc, from P.Gmc. *fiskaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., O.H.G. fisc, O.N. fiskr, M.Du. visc, Du. vis, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks), from PIE *peisk fish (Cf. L. piscis). The verb is O.E. fiscian (Cf. O.N … Etymology dictionary
fish — fish1 noun (plural same or fishes) 1》 a limbless cold blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins, living wholly in water. ↘the flesh of fish as food. 2》 used in names of invertebrate animals living wholly in water, e.g. shellfish,… … English new terms dictionary
fish — [fish] n. pl. fish; in referring to different species, fishes [ME < OE fisc, akin to Ger fisch, Du visch < IE base * pisk > L piscis] 1. any of three classes (jawless, cartilaginous, and bony fishes) of coldblooded vertebrate animals… … English World dictionary
