fanger

See also: Fanger and Fänger

English

Etymology

From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang (“to catch”) +‎ -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fanger (“catcher”), West Frisian fanger (“catcher”), Dutch vanger (“catcher”), German Low German Fänger (“catcher”), German Fänger (“catcher”), Swedish fångare (“catcher”).

Noun

fanger (plural fangers)

  1. (now chiefly dialectal) A receiver.
  2. (obsolete) A helper; protector.

Danish

Verb

fanger

  1. present of fange

Noun

fanger

  1. indefinite plural of fange

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian finger. Cognates include West Frisian finger.

Noun

fanger m (plural fangern)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) finger

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb fange +‎ -er.

Noun

fanger m (definite singular fangeren, indefinite plural fangere, definite plural fangerne)

  1. a person or object that catches something, literally a catcher
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

fanger m pl

  1. indefinite plural of fange

Etymology 3

Verb

fanger

  1. present of fange

See also

References

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