"fann" meaning in Old English

See fann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *βannu, *wannu (“winnowing fan”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*h₂weh₁-}}, {{dercat|ang|la}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro||*βannu}} Proto-West Germanic *βannu Head templates: {{ang-noun|f}} fann f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|fann}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fann|fanna,fanne|fanne|fanna,fanne|fanne|fanna|fanne|fannum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fann [nominative, singular], fanna [nominative, plural], fanne [nominative, plural], fanne [accusative, singular], fanna [accusative, plural], fanne [accusative, plural], fanne [genitive, singular], fanna [genitive, plural], fanne [dative, singular], fannum [dative, plural], fan [alternative], fon [alternative]
  1. fan (implement for winnowing grain) Tags: feminine Derived forms: fannian (english: to winnow corn)
    Sense id: en-fann-ang-noun-UlfCPbBA Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fanne",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fannum",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fan",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "title": "",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to winnow corn",
          "translation": "to winnow corn",
          "word": "fannian"
        }
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    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "fannum",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fan",
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    },
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        "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂weh₁-",
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}

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