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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
FANG.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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FANG,
a tusk, claw, talon. (E.) In Shak. K. John, ii.
353. The M.E. feng is only used in the sense of 'a thing caught,
prey;' see Stratmann. So also A.S. fang = a taking; A.S.
Chron. an. 1016. However the sb. is derived from the verb.—A.S.
fangan*, to
seize, only in use in the contracted form fón, of which the pt. t. is
feng, and
the pp. gefangen or gefongen. + Du. vangen, to catch. + Icel.
fá, to get, seize,
pp. fenginn; fang, a catch of fish. &c. + Dan. faae, to get. + Swed.
få, to
get, catch; fång, a catch. + Goth. fahan, to catch. + G. fahen,
fangen, to
catch; fang, a catch, also, a fang, talon. β. All from a base
fah,
fag; which from ✔PAK,
to bind. See Fadge.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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