"fawnen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈfau̯nən/
Etymology: From Old English fagnian, fæġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *faganōn, from Proto-Germanic *faganōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fagnian}} Old English fagnian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faganōn}} Proto-West Germanic *faganōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*faganōną}} Proto-Germanic *faganōną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} fawnen, {{enm-verb|stem=fawn}} fawnen (third-person singular simple present fawneth, present participle fawnende, fawnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fawned) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|fawn}} Forms: fawneth [present, singular, third-person], fawnende [participle, present], fawnynge [participle, present], fawned [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], fawnen [infinitive], to fawnen [infinitive], fawne [infinitive], fawne [first-person, present, singular], fawned [first-person, past, singular], fawnest [present, second-person, singular], fawnedest [past, second-person, singular], fawneth [present, singular, third-person], fawned [past, singular, third-person], fawne [present, singular, subjunctive], fawned [past, singular, subjunctive], fawne [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], fawnen [plural, present], fawne [plural, present], fawneden [past, plural], fawnede [past, plural], fawneth [imperative, plural, present], fawne [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], fawnynge [participle, present], fawnende [participle, present], fawned [participle, past], yfawned [participle, past], fagnen [alternative], fauhnen [alternative], faunen [alternative], fawenen [alternative], fawne [alternative], fawnyn [alternative]
  1. (of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail).
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-bseTCqfp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Happiness Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Animals: 24 24 27 26 Disambiguation of Happiness: 29 23 30 18
  2. (of animals) To express affection towards (someone).
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-7ivTo6Sj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Happiness Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Animals: 24 24 27 26 Disambiguation of Happiness: 29 23 30 18
  3. To fawn; to seek favour through flattery.
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-4B6KfDwE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Happiness Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 37 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Animals: 24 24 27 26 Disambiguation of Happiness: 29 23 30 18
  4. (rare) To stroke (a pet) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-EMCFiL-B Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Happiness Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 27 25 Disambiguation of Animals: 24 24 27 26 Disambiguation of Happiness: 29 23 30 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fawnynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈfau̯nən/"
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        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fawnen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "fawn"
      },
      "expansion": "fawnen (third-person singular simple present fawneth, present participle fawnende, fawnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fawned)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fawn"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "dog",
          "dog#English"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of animals"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To express affection towards (someone)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) To express affection towards (someone)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of animals"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To fawn; to seek favour through flattery."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fawn",
          "fawn"
        ],
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stroke (a pet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To stroke (a pet)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfau̯nən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fawnen"
}

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