undfange

Danish

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): [ˈɔnˌfɑŋˀə]

Verb

undfange (imperative undfang, infinitive at undfange, present tense undfanger, past tense undfangede, perfect tense har undfanget)

  1. to conceive (a child or an idea)

Derived terms
  • undfangelse
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