figent

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪd͡ʒənt/

Adjective

figent (comparative more figent, superlative most figent)

1. (obsolete) fidgety; restless.
   • c. 1619–1623, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Little French Lawyer”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act III, scene ii:

     such a little figent thing

   • 1605 August (first performance), Geo[rge] Chapman, Ben Ionson, Ioh[n] Marston, Eastward Hoe. […], London: […] [George Eld] for William Aspley, published September 1605, →OCLC, (please specify the page):

     God forgive me, what kind of figent memory have you?

References

• “figent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• OED2

Anagrams

• engift, feting, fêting

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiʒ/

Verb

figent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of figer

Latin

Verb

fīgent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of fīgō