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NODE / 0982attestedMiddle English

feynen

TRANSLITERATION feynen

make; fabricate; make a likeness; dissemble; pretend

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Middle English
SENSE
make fabricate pretend
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:feynen:attested:sense:make-fabricate-pretend

Merriam-Webster prints feynen and feignen as historical forms.

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Present-Day English · 13th century–today · invent pretend verb

feign

invent; fabricate; pretend; give a false appearance

SOUND
Middle English feynen and feignen develop into modern feign with spelling and pronunciation standardization.
MEANING
Making, fabricating, likeness, and pretense narrow toward deliberate false appearance.
CHRONOLOGY
First known English use is reported in the thirteenth century.
SCHOLAR
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CONFIDENCE
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Feign — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsMiddle English feynen, feignen and first known use: 13th century

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STEP 01continuationestablished
Middle Englishfeynen→Present-Day English · 13th century–todayfeigninvent; fabricate; pretend; give a false appearance
SOUND
Middle English feynen and feignen develop into modern feign with spelling and pronunciation standardization.
MEANING
Making, fabricating, likeness, and pretense narrow toward deliberate false appearance.
Merriam-Webster Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 979 ↗
Feign — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Middle English feynen, feignen and first known use: 13th century ↗

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