fenge

See also: fēngé and fēngē

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• finge (Kölsch)
• fenne (most of 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, preterite fong, past participle jefonge)

1. (most of Ripuarian) to find

Middle English

Noun

fenge

1. alternative form of feng

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 Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

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

fenge

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of få

References

• “fenge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfen.ɡe/, [ˈfeŋ.ɡe]

Noun

fenge

1. dative singular of feng

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːn.ɡe/, [ˈfeːŋ.ɡe]

Verb

fēnge

1. inflection of fōn:
   1. second-person singular preterite indicative
   2. singular preterite subjunctive