Underfong \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.