vang
To undertake for at the baptismal fontTo undertake for at the baptismal font; be godfather or godmother to.
Meaning
3 senses(dialectal)To undertake for at the baptismal font; be godfather or godmother to.
To flatten the sail and regulate its position with such a line.
(dialectal, obsolete)To take; undertake for.
Origin
From Middle English vangen, southern variant of fangen (“to seize, catch”), from Old EngliFrom Middle English vangen, southern variant of fangen (“to seize, catch”), from Old English fōn (“to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make prisoner, receive, accept, assume, undertake, meet with, encounter”), and Old Norse fanga (“to fetch, capture”), both from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, *fangōną (“to catch, capture”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).
From Dutch vang, from vangen (“to catch”), under influence of earlier English fang. Ultimately a doublet of Etymology 1 above.
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Forms
vangs, vanging, vanged, vangedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle