feynen

German

Adjective

feynen

inflection of feyn:
1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
4. strong dative plural
5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

Alternative forms

feinen, feinien, feignen, feinyhen, faynen, fainen, feine

Etymology

From Old French feindre, from Latin fingō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfæi̯nən/

Verb

feynen

To make, produce, cause (especially involving lies or trickery)
To fake, feign, defraud, counterfeit
To disguise, adulterate
To imitate, pretend
To lie, deceive
To back out, refrain, flee

Conjugation

Conjugation of feynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) feynen, feyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	feyne	feyned
2nd-person singular	feynest	feynedest
3rd-person singular	feyneth	feyned
subjunctive singular	feyne	feyned
imperative singular	feyne	—

plural¹	feynen, feyne	feyneden, feynede
imperative plural	feyneth, feyne	—

participles	feynynge, feynende	feyned, yfeyned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: feign
Scots: faine, feinȝe

References

“feinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.