fægnian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === fagenian, fagnian, fahnian, fæġenian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *faginōn (“to be glad, rejoice; to make glad, gladden”), from Proto-Germanic *faganōną (“to be glad, rejoice”), from *faganaz (“glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“joyful; pretty”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæj.ni.ɑn/ === Verb === fæġnian to be glad; celebrate; rejoice to be delighted with; applaud to wish for ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġefæġnian onfæġnian ==== Related terms ==== fæġen fæġer ==== Descendants ==== > Middle English: fagnen, fawnen (inherited) (through the variant form fagnian) > English: fawn (inherited) > Middle English: fainen (inherited) > English: fain (inherited)