fenge

See also: fēngé and fēngē

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• finge (Kölsch)
• fenne (Moselle Franconian; southernmost Ripuarian)
• fonne, fönne (Eifel)

Etymology

From Old High German findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeŋə/

Verb

fenge (third-person singular present fengk, past tense fong, past participle jefonge)

1. (most of Ripuarian) to find

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German fengen

Verb

fenge (imperative feng, present tense fenger, passive fenges, simple past fenga or fenget or fengte, past participle fenga or fenget or fengt, present participle fengende)

1. to spark interest
2. to captivate, fascinate

Related terms

• fengende

References

• “fenge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fenge_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Low German fengen

Verb

fenge (present tense fenger, past tense fengde, past participle fengt, passive infinitive fengast, present participle fengande, imperative feng)

1. to spark interest
2. to captivate, fascinate

Alternative forms

• fenga
• fengje, fengja

Etymology 2

Verb

1. Past participle of få, bracket form.

References

• “fenge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.