fend

Etymology 1
From, shortening of , from (Modern ), from , from , from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
 * 2) * 1990, Messrs Howley and Murphy, quoted in U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Oversight hearing on the Federal Service Contract Act, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 40,
 * Mr. Howley . They are telling him how much they will increase the reimbursement for the total labor cost. The contractor is left to fend as he can.
 * Chairman Murphy . Obviously, he can’t fend for any more than the money he has coming in.
 * 1)  To defend, to take care of ; to block or push away.
 * 1)  To defend, to take care of ; to block or push away.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: грижа се
 * Dutch: zijn eigen boontjes doppen
 * Estonian: tõrjuma
 * Finnish: huolehtia itsestään,, ,
 * French: prendre soin de soi
 * German: alleine auskommen, für sich selbst sorgen
 * Spanish: valerse por sí mismo


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:, pitää puolta
 * Maori: pārai, whakangungu, matatā

Noun

 * 1)  Self-support; taking care of one's own well-being.

Etymology 2
From, , from , from , present participle of , from. More at.

Noun

 * 1)  An enemy; fiend; the Devil.

Etymology
Whether derives from  or viceversa is unclear. Ultimate origin may be:
 * 1) Possibly from a tentative root  whence also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.
 * 2) A connection with 🇨🇬 is not enough substantiated.
 * 3) Alternatively analysable as a, which may be borrowed from , also attested dialectally meaning , compare 🇨🇬,.

Verb

 * 1) to fart, break wind silently
 * 2)  to gossip
 * 1)  to gossip

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to protect, defend