"flaun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /flau̯n/ Forms: flaunes [plural], flaon [alternative], flaune [alternative], flawn [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladonem, accusative of flado, from Frankish *flaþō. Doublet of flathe and flathon. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|flaon}} Borrowed from Old French flaon, {{der|enm|LL.|fladonem}} Late Latin fladonem, {{der|enm|frk|*flaþō}} Frankish *flaþō, {{doublet|enm|flathe|flathon}} Doublet of flathe and flathon Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flaun, {{enm-noun|flaunes}} flaun (plural flaunes)
  1. A sweet cake with a filling inside it.
    Sense id: en-flaun-enm-noun-tD2h5BAt
  2. A hotcake or pancake.
    Sense id: en-flaun-enm-noun-e8YetvXO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cakes and pastries, Desserts Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Desserts: 17 83

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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    "Middle English terms derived from Frankish",
    "Middle English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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    },
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      ],
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