fæc
Old English edit
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką (“division, piece, part”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to nail, fasten”).
Cognate with Old Frisian fek, Old Saxon fak (Dutch vak), Old High German fah (German Fach), Latin pangō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fæc n (nominative plural facu)
- a division, space
- a portion, period, or space of time; while; an interval
- period of five years, lustrum
Declension edit
Declension of fæc (strong a-stem)