undfange
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish undfange, formally = und- (“away”) + fange (“to catch”). Borrowed from Middle Low German entvangen, Middle Low German untfangen, cf. German empfangen (“to receive, conceive”). The second part of this word is Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to take, catch”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
undfange (imperative undfang, infinitive at undfange, present tense undfanger, past tense undfangede, perfect tense har undfanget)
- to conceive (a child or an idea)
Derived terms edit
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *andafą̄han, equivalent to und- + fange (“catch”). Cognates include Dutch ontvangen and German empfangen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
undfange
- (transitive) to receive
- (transitive) to conceive (of a child)
- 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:23:
- Sjooët, n Maiden skäl n Bäiden undfange, n Súun skäl ju uurwinne, un man skäl him dän Nome Immanuel reke, dät hat uursät: God is mäd uus.
- Behold, a virgin shall become pregnant with a child, she will give birth to a son, and they shall give him the name Immanuel, which is translated: God is with us.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of undfange (irregular)
| Grúundfoarme | undfange | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tou undfangen | ||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
| iek | undfange | wie | undfange | iek | undfäng, undfing, undfangde | wie | undfängen, undfingen, undfangden |
| du | undfangst | jie | undfange | du | undfängest, undfingest, undfangdest | jie | undfängen, undfingen, undfangden |
| hie/ju/dät | undfangt | jo | undfange | hie/ju/dät | undfäng, undfing, undfangde | jo | undfängen, undfingen, undfangden |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
| undfangend | Singular | undfang, undfange | häbe | undfangen | |||
| Plural | undfanget | ||||||