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語源

From Proto-West Germanic *ebanetan, equivalent to efn- +‎ etan. Cognate with Old High German ebanezzan (“to eat together”).

発音

• IPA: /ˌefnˈe.tɑn/, [ˌevnˈe.tɑn]

動詞

efnetan

1. to eat with
2. to eat as much as; match or equal in eating
   • Exeter Book, riddle 40

     Iċ mēsan mæġ meahtelīcor
     ond efnetan ealdum þyrse

     I can feed more mightily
     and eat as much as an old giant

Conjugation