fang

Icelandic

/fauŋk/

noun
Definitions
  • embrace, hold, grasp
  • (in the plural) provisions

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse fang (catch, embrace, hold) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fangą (catch), *fanhaną (take, capture, catch, seize).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fanhaną

Gloss

take, capture, catch, seize

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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