fawnen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English fagnian, fæġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *faganōn, from Proto-Germanic *faganōną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfawnen (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
editConjugation of fawnen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: fawn
References
edit- “faunen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- enm:Animals
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