fidge英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A shake; fiddle or similar agitation. Scotland,dialectal,obsolete

动词 v.

To fidget; jostle or shake. Scotland,dialectal,obsolete

— "Look, Jim, how my fingers fidges," he continued in the pleading tone. "I can't keep 'em still, not I. I haven't had a drop this blessed day. That doctor's a fool, I tell you. If I don't have a dram o' rum, Jim, I'll have the horrors..."

词形变化

fidges present,singular,third-person fidging participle,present fidged participle,past fidged past fitch alternative fidges plural fitch alternative

词源

词源 1

Probably an assibilated form of Middle English fiken (“to jitter; move restlessly; hustle; flinch; hasten away”), perhaps related to Old English befician (“to deceive”) or from Old Norse fika (“to climb up nimbly, as a spider”), akin to Norwegian fika (“to strive after”), Swedish fika (“to strive for; hurry”). See also fike.

词源 2

Probably an assibilated form of Middle English fiken (“to jitter; move restlessly; hustle; flinch; hasten away”), perhaps related to Old English befician (“to deceive”) or from Old Norse fika (“to climb up nimbly, as a spider”), akin to Norwegian fika (“to strive after”), Swedish fika (“to strive for; hurry”). See also fike.