\Un`der*fong"\, v. t. [AS. underfongen, p. p. of
underf?n to undertake; under under + f?n to take. See {Fang}
to seize.]
1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] --Piers
   Plowman. Rom. of R.
2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] --Spenser.
3. To sustain; to support; to guard. --Nash.