fannen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. Cognate with German finden, Dutch vinden, English find, Icelandic finna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfanen/, [ˈfɑnən]
Verb
fannen (third-person singular present fënnt, past participle fonnt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to find
Conjugation
| Irregular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fannen | |
| participle | fonnt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | fannen | — |
| 2nd singular | fënns | fann |
| 3rd singular | fënnt | — |
| 1st plural | fannen | — |
| 2nd plural | fannt | fannt |
| 3rd plural | fannen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
- zeréckfannen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vanne, vanni, fanne
Etymology
From Old English fannian, from Latin vannō; equivalent to fan + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfanən/, /ˈvanən/
Verb
fannen
- To process grain as to remove waste from usable product; to winnow.
- (rare) To move one's wings; to make a flapping motion.
- (rare) To blow; to move away by using the wind's motion.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fannen (weak)
| infinitive | (to) fannen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fane | fanede |
| 2nd person singular | fanest | fanedest |
| 3rd person singular | faneþ, faneth | fanede |
| plural | fanen | faneden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | fane | fanede |
| plural | fanen | faneden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | fane | |
| plural | faneþ, faneth | |
| participle | present | past |
| fanende, faninge | faned, yfaned | |
Descendants
- English: fan
- Scots: fan
References
- “fannen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.