feynen

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German

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Adjective

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feynen

  1. inflection of feyn:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French feindre, from Latin fingō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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feynen

  1. To make, produce, cause (especially involving lies or trickery)
  2. To fake, feign, defraud, counterfeit
  3. To disguise, adulterate
  4. To imitate, pretend
  5. To lie, deceive
  6. To back out, refrain, flee

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: feign
  • Scots: faine, feinȝe

References

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