Anglo-French feign- is the inflectional stem of feindre.
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feign-
stem used in feindre
OPEN NODE 983 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French · shape pretend verbfeindre
fashion; make a likeness; pretend
OPEN NODE 984 ↗01
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Feign — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseFeign-, stem of feindre
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