"fawnen" meaning in Middle English

See fawnen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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], weak [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]
  1. (of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail). Categories (topical): Happiness
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-bseTCqfp Disambiguation of Happiness: 43 31 26 0
  2. (of animals) To express affection towards (someone).
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-7ivTo6Sj
  3. To fawn; to seek favour through flattery. Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-4B6KfDwE Disambiguation of Animals: 4 3 92 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 37 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 20 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 15 55 13
  4. (rare) To stroke (a pet) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fawnen-enm-verb-EMCFiL-B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fagnen, fauhnen, faunen, fawenen, fawne, fawnyn Derived forms: fawnynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "fawneth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fawnende",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "weak",
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      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "fawnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "to fawnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawned",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "fawnest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fawnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfawned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "43 31 26 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Happiness",
          "orig": "enm:Happiness",
          "parents": [
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            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail)."
      ],
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          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "dog",
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        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail)."
      ],
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        "of animals"
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        "To express affection towards (someone)."
      ],
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          "affection"
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        "(of animals) To express affection towards (someone)."
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        "of animals"
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 20 42 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 15 55 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 3 92 0",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "enm:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "To fawn; to seek favour through flattery."
      ],
      "id": "en-fawnen-enm-verb-4B6KfDwE",
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        [
          "fawn",
          "fawn"
        ],
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          "favour",
          "favour"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "To stroke (a pet)"
      ],
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          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To stroke (a pet)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfau̯nən/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fagnen"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faunen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fawenen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fawne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fawnyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fawnen"
}
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "form": "fawneth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnynge",
      "tags": [
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        "participle",
        "past",
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      "form": "fawnen",
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    },
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      "form": "to fawnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "fawnest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fawne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnen",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "fawnynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fawned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfawned",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "dog",
          "dog#English"
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        [
          "tail",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of animals"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To express affection towards (someone)."
      ],
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        [
          "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/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fagnen"
    },
    {
      "word": "fauhnen"
    },
    {
      "word": "faunen"
    },
    {
      "word": "fawenen"
    },
    {
      "word": "fawne"
    },
    {
      "word": "fawnyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fawnen"
}

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