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FEAGUE
Definition of FEAGUE
verb
To increase the liveliness of a horse by inserting an irritant, such as a piece of peeled raw ginger or a live eel, in its anus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Dutch vegen (“to sweep, strike”), from Middle Dutch vēghen (“to cleanse”), from Old Dutch *fegōn (“to cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *faginōn, from Proto-Germanic *faginōną (“to decorate, make beautiful”), from Proto-Indo-European *pōḱ-, *pēḱ- (“to clean, to adorn”). Cognate with Danish feje (“to sweep”), German fegen (“to cleanse, scour, sweep”), Icelandic fægja (“to polish”), Swedish feja (“to sweep”). More at fay, fair, fake.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, FEAGUE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Polish, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FEAGUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
FEAGUE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEFGU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found FEAGUE?
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