feien

Catalan

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Verb

feien

  1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of fer

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faɪ̯ən/
  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, higher register) to protect, to shield
    • 1862, Deutobold Symbolizetti Allegoriowitsch Mystifizinsky [pseudonym; Friedrich Theodor Vischer], Faust. Der Tragödie dritter Teil, 1. Akt, 4. Auftritt:
      War keine Kunst, dein Degen war gefeit,
      Der meine nicht, doch jetzt ist andre Zeit!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1963 [1947], Anna Seghers [pseudonym; Anna Reiling], Transit, Luchterhand, page 198:
      Der Kummer, von welcher Art er auch sein mag, verwundet nicht nur, er feit einen auch gegen vieles.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Middle English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæi̯ən/

Verb

feien

  1. to put or join

Conjugation

Descendants

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

References

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