"fennisch" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɛniʃ/ Forms: fennyche [alternative]
Etymology: From fen (“fen”) + -isch (“-ish”). First attested in c. 1390. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fen<t:fen><id:fen>|-isch<t:-ish>|nocap=1}} fen (“fen”) + -isch (“-ish”), {{etydate|c|1390}} First attested in c. 1390 Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} fennisch, {{enm-adj}} fennisch
  1. (dis legomenon) Fenny, marshy; like a fen (of places) Synonyms: fenny, merschy

Alternative forms

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