fawnen
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English fagnian, fæġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *faganōn, from Proto-Germanic *faganōną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fawnen (third-person singular simple present fawneth, present participle fawnende, fawnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fawned)
- (of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail).
- (of animals) To express affection towards (someone).
- To fawn; to seek favour through flattery.
- (rare) To stroke (a pet)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fawnen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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Descendants edit
- English: fawn
References edit
- “faunen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.