"feccan" meaning in Old English

See feccan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfet.t͡ʃɑn/
Etymology: Apparently an alteration of fetian, fatian (“to fetch, induce, marry”), from Proto-West Germanic *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną (“to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot”). Cognate with Old Frisian fatia (“to fetch”), Old High German fazzōn (“to touch, grasp”) (German fassen), Old Norse fata, feta (“to go, step”) (Icelandic feta). More at foot. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*fatōn}} Proto-West Germanic *fatōn, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*fatōną}} Proto-Germanic *fatōną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ped-||foot}} Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot”), {{cog|ofs|fatia||to fetch}} Old Frisian fatia (“to fetch”), {{cog|goh|fazzōn||to touch, grasp}} Old High German fazzōn (“to touch, grasp”), {{cog|de|fassen}} German fassen, {{cog|non|fata}} Old Norse fata, {{cog|is|feta}} Icelandic feta Head templates: {{ang-verb|feċċan}} feċċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|feċċan<w1/papp:feaht>}} Forms: feċċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], feċċan [infinitive], feċċenne [infinitive], feċċe [first-person, present, singular], feahte [first-person, past, singular], feċest [present, second-person, singular], feahtest [past, second-person, singular], feċeþ [present, singular, third-person], feahte [past, singular, third-person], feċċaþ [plural, present], feahton [past, plural], feċċe [present, singular], feahte [past, singular], feċċen [plural, present], feahten [past, plural], feċe [imperative, past, present, singular], feċċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], feċċende [imperative, present], feaht [imperative, past], ġefeaht [imperative, past]
  1. to fetch, bring; to draw
    Sense id: en-feccan-ang-verb-gjq23FW1 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: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
  2. to seek; to gain, take
    Sense id: en-feccan-ang-verb-sunjgf-A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fæċċan Related terms: fetian
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