andfenge

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andafangī, equivalent to and- +‎ *fenġe. Cognate with Old High German antfengi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑndˌfen.je/, [ˈɑndˌfen.d͡ʒe]

Adjective

andfenġe

  1. acceptable
  2. that can receive
  3. fit
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 9:62
      Nān mann þe his hand āsett on his sulh and onbæc besihþ nis andfenġe Godes rīċe.
      No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.

Declension