underfon
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to receive, get
- to submit to
- to take in, accept, or admit
- to take upon one's self; to undertake with effort
- to take up a burden; to undergo, bear
- to take surreptitiously; to steal
Etymology
Affix from Old English fōn (seize, catch, take, meet with, accept, receive, make prisoner, undertake, capture, grasp, assume, encounter).
Origin
Old English
fōn
Gloss
seize, catch, take, meet with, accept, receive, make prisoner, undertake, capture, grasp, assume, encounter
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process