feien

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feien

  1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of fer

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From Fei (Fey) (obsolete variant of Fee (fairy)) +‎ -en, implying invincibility by magic.

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  • IPA(key): /faɪ̯ən/
  • (file)

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feien (weak, third-person singular present feit, past tense feite, past participle gefeit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, higher register) to protect, to shield

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Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old English fēġan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną.

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feien

  1. to put or join

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  • English: fay
  • Yola: fighed, feight (preterite)

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