feynen

German

Adjective

feynen

1. inflection of feyn:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fayne, feign, feigne, feine, feinen, feyn, feyne, feynyn
• fene, feny (Northern)
• fenȝe, fenye, fenyhe (Early Scots)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French feindre, from Latin fingō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæi̯nən/

Verb

feynen

1. To make, produce, cause (especially involving lies or trickery)
2. To fake, feign, defraud, counterfeit
3. To disguise, adulterate
4. To imitate, pretend
5. To lie, deceive
6. To back out, refrain, flee

Conjugation

Conjugation of feynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) feynen, feyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	feyne	feyned
2nd-person singular	feynest	feynedest
3rd-person singular	feyneth	feyned
subjunctive singular	feyne
imperative singular		—
plural1	feynen, feyne	feyneden, feynede
imperative plural	feyneth, feyne	—
participles	feynynge, feynende	feyned, yfeyned

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: feign
• Middle Scots: fenȝe, fenȝie, finȝie, faine
  • Scots: feingie, fenyie, fenzie, feinzie

References

• “feinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 April 2018.