"fanon" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /faˈnuːn/, /ˈfanun/, /ˈfanən/ Forms: fanons [plural], phanoun [alternative], fanoun [alternative], fanun [alternative], fanen [alternative], vanone [alternative], phanone [alternative], phannenne [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane (“flag, vane”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|fanon}} Old French fanon, {{der|enm|la-med|fanō}} Medieval Latin fanō, {{der|enm|frk|*fano}} Frankish *fano, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*fanô}} Proto-Germanic *fanô, {{doublet|enm|fane|id1=flag|t1=flag, vane}} Doublet of fane (“flag, vane”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fanon, {{enm-noun|fanons}} fanon (plural fanons)
  1. maniple, fanon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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