fawnen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fagnen, fauhnen, faunen, fawenen, fawne, fawnyn === 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) (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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fawnynge ==== Descendants ==== English: fawn ==== References ==== “faunen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.