"fæt" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /fæt/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*fat}} Proto-West Germanic *fat, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fatą}} Proto-Germanic *fatą Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} fæt n, {{ang-noun|n}} fæt n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|fæt|fat|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fæt|fatu|fæt|fatu|fætes|fata|fæte|fatum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fæt [nominative, singular], fatu [nominative, plural], fæt [accusative, singular], fatu [accusative, plural], fætes [genitive, singular], fata [genitive, plural], fæte [dative, singular], fatum [dative, plural], fet [alternative, Mercian]
  1. container, vessel; especially a box, jar or cup Tags: neuter Derived forms: ālfæt, bānfæt (english: the body), drincfæt (english: drinking vessel), eorþfæt, hordfæt (english: vessel for treasure), lēohtfæt, meolcfæt (english: vessel for holding milk), sealtfæt, sincfæt, stānfæt
    Sense id: en-fæt-ang-noun-JEDm8bDz Categories (other): Vessels Disambiguation of Vessels: 56 9 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fæːt/ Forms: fǣt [canonical, masculine], fet [alternative, Mercian]
Etymology: Bosworth-Toller's Anglo-Saxon Dictionary has this entry but does not provide an etymology. This word is also found in compounds such as fætgold (in Bosworth-Toller) and fætedsinc (in Bosworth-Toller). Altenglisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch has geschlagenes Metall, Goldschmuck ("beaten metal, golden ornament") as the definition for the word fǣt with a long æ instead. It etymologically associates this word with Old English fǣtan ("to forge, beat or work metal"). Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=fǣt|head2=|sort=}} fǣt m, {{ang-noun|m|head=fǣt}} fǣt m
  1. a thin plate
    Sense id: en-fæt-ang-noun-qAhN2nfb
  2. golden ornament
    Sense id: en-fæt-ang-noun-aTLz940U Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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