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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse (cattle, property), from Proto-Germanic *fehu, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål fe, Swedish , English fee, Dutch vee, and German Vieh. The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (livestock), cf. Latin pecū (farm animals).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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 n (singular definite fæet, plural indefinite )

  1. fool, blockhead
  2. (dated) livestock

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse (cattle, sheep; property, money), from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (livestock).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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 n (genitive singular fíggjar, uncountable)

  1. cattle, livestock
  2. riches, richness, property, goods, money

Declension

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n34 singular
indefinite definite
nominative fæið
accusative fæið
dative , fæi fænum
genitive fíggjar fíggjarsins

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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See .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. first-person singular present indicative of

Ligurian

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Verb

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  1. inflection of :
    1. second-person singular/second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural present subjunctive
    3. second-person plural imperative
  2. (obsolete) inflection of :
    1. second-person singular future indicative
    2. first-person singular/third-person singular present conditional

Old Norse

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Verb

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  1. first-person singular present active indicative of