onfang
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To receive; welcome.
- (transitive) To accept; endure.
- (transitive) (of a woman) To conceive.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English onfangen inherited from Old English onfōn prefix from English fang (catch, lay hold of).
Origin
English
fang
Gloss
catch, lay hold of
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- befang English
- defang English
- fang English
- fanged English
- fanger English
- fangless English
- fanglike English
- fangsmith English
- fangtooth English
- fangy English
- healsfang English
- infang English
- outfangthief English
- underfang English
- unfang English
- yesterfang English
- onfōn Old English
- *fangtooth Middle English
- onfangen Middle English