English Explanatory Dictionary

fidge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fidget; jostle or shake.
noun
  1. A shake; fiddle or similar agitation.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

fidge fidges fidging fidged fitch

Etymology

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.

Related words

fidget
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