"fenne" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fennes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fenne (“marsh, bog”). More at fen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fenne||marsh, bog}} Middle English fenne (“marsh, bog”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fenne (plural fennes)
  1. Obsolete form of fen. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: fen
    Sense id: en-fenne-en-noun-w0lsB1Le Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Fandom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 12 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 77 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 12 12 Disambiguation of Fandom: 49 19 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fennes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fende, fend (“enemy, fiend”). Doublet of fiend. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fende}} Middle English fende, {{doublet|en|fiend}} Doublet of fiend Head templates: {{en-noun}} fenne (plural fennes)
  1. (rare) A dragon. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fenne-en-noun-dIa0-vWj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From fanne, a blend of fan and femme, and fen, derived from fan by analogy with men (as the plural of man). Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} fenne
  1. plural of fanne Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fanne Related terms: fen
    Sense id: en-fenne-en-noun-e9QPyafE Categories (other): English plurals with umlaut
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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