filchen

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Middle English

Etymology

Probably from Old English fylċian (to gather troops), presumably with an intermediate sense of "raid, loot, lay waste to".

Pronunciation

Verb

filchen (third-person singular simple present filcheth, present participle filchende, filchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle filched)

  1. (rare) To seize, clutch, or plunder.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: filch
  • Scots: filsh

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