fawnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fagnian, fæġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *faganōn, from Proto-Germanic *faganōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfau̯nən/

Verb

fawnen (third-person singular simple present fawneth, present participle fawnende, fawnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fawned)

  1. (of animals) To express affection (e.g. a dog wagging its tail).
  2. (of animals) To express affection towards (someone).
  3. To fawn; to seek favour through flattery.
  4. (rare) To stroke (a pet)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fawnen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) fawnen, fawne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular fawne fawned
2nd-person singular fawnest fawnedest
3rd-person singular fawneth fawned
subjunctive singular fawne
imperative singular —
plural1 fawnen, fawne fawneden, fawnede
imperative plural fawneth, fawne —
participles fawnynge, fawnende fawned, yfawned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: fawn

References

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