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infang en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From in- + fang (“to catch, take, receive”). Compare Middle English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to receive, accept, welcome").

Meanings

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To draw or take in; haul in.
  2. (Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To cheat; gull; take in.
  3. (Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To seize; get into one's clutches.

Forms

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infanging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
infangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
infanged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
infanged Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

infangthief

infang en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Shortened from infangthief.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of infangthief.

Forms

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infangs Number=Plur lexicographic