fawnen
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Middle English
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[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Old English fagnian , fæġnian , from Proto-West Germanic *faganōn , from Proto-Germanic *faganōną .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]fawnen (third-person singular simple present fawneth , present participle fawnynge , first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fawned )
- (of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail ).
- (of animals) To express affection towards (someone).
- To fawn; to seek favour through flattery.
- (rare ) To stroke (a pet)
Conjugation
[edit ]| infinitive | (to) fawnen, fawne | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | fawne | fawned (e ) | |
| 2nd-person singular | fawnest | fawnedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | fawneth | fawned (e ) | |
| subjunctive singular | fawne | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural 1 | fawnen, fawne | fawneden , fawned (e ) | |
| imperative plural | fawneth , fawne | — | |
| participles | fawnynge , fawnende | fawned , yfawned | |
1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
[edit ]Descendants
[edit ]- English: fawn
References
[edit ]- "faunen, v.(1).", in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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