fæc

Old English

Alternative forms

• fec

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką (“division, piece, part”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to nail, fasten”).

Cognate with Old Frisian fek, Old Saxon fak (Dutch vak), Old High German fah (German Fach), Latin pangō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæk/

Noun

fæc n (nominative plural facu)

1. a division, space
2. a portion, period, or space of time; while; an interval
3. period of five years, lustrum

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fæc	facu
accusative	fæc	facu
genitive	fæces	faca
dative	fæce	facum

Derived terms

• fæcful

Descendants

• Middle English: fæc, fece
  • English: fack