fidge

fidge · verb, noun¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromfika“to climb up nimbly, as a spider”
2. Middle English · derived fromfiken“to jitter; move restlessly; hustle; flinch; hasten away”
3. English todayfidge

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.

Fidge · proper noun²

Variant of Fitch.

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