"foun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /fau̯n/, /fuːn/ Forms: fownes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French faon, foon, feun, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, progeny”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|feon|faon, foon, feun}} Borrowed from Old French faon, foon, feun, {{der|enm|VL.|*feto|*fētōnem}} Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, {{der|enm|la|fētus|t=offspring, progeny}} Latin fētus (“offspring, progeny”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} foun, {{enm-noun|fownes}} foun (plural fownes)
  1. fawn (young of a deer)
    Sense id: en-foun-enm-noun-BNAxhHJ9
  2. whelp (young of any animal) Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Cervids
    Sense id: en-foun-enm-noun-o5oLB-RG Disambiguation of Baby animals: 5 95 Disambiguation of Cervids: 16 84 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faon, fawne, ffowen, foine, foowne, fowen, fown

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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