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fanga.

to capture, to seize

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈfauŋka]
  1. to capture, to seize

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Where this word comes from

Likely a loanword from Middle Low German fangen, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Doublet of fá (“to get, to receive”).

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