fange

noun
  1. An archaic or dialectal term for mud or mire. noun
    The travelers struggled through the thick fange on the path.
    After the rain, the field was nothing but fange and puddles.
  2. To catch or capture, an obsolete usage. verb
    The hunter aimed to fange the elusive deer.
    In the tale, the hero managed to fange the thief before he escaped.