önjfånge

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Low German anfangen. The cognate of Low German fangen is North Frisian füünj. Less Low German-influenced dialects have only cognates of the synonym begane. The weak conjugation is due to the foreign origin. The formation of the perfect tenses with “to be” is the rule in Low German (and also heard in colloquial Standard German).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈœnʲˌfɔŋə]

Verb

önjfånge

  1. (Mooring) to begin, start
    Synonym: begane

Conjugation