fidge
fidge · fidges
A shake; fiddle or similar agitationA shake; fiddle or similar agitation.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, dialectal, obsolete)A shake; fiddle or similar agitation.
Origin
Probably an assibilated form of Middle English fiken (“to jitter; move restlessly; hustle;Probably an assibilated form of Middle English fiken (“to jitter; move restlessly; hustle; flinch; hasten away”), perhaps related to Old English befician (“to deceive”) or from Old Norse fika (“to climb up nimbly, as a spider”), akin to Norwegian fika (“to strive after”), Swedish fika (“to strive for; hurry”). See also fike.
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