FANA

Old English Dictionary Entry

FANA

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words:

Definitions

1 FANA

m. A standard, flag, VANE; vexillum :-- Fana hwearfode, scír on sceafte the standard waved, bright on the shaft, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 20; Met. 1, 10: Cd. 155; Th. 193, 18; Exod. 248. [Chauc. fane a vane: Plat. fane, f: O. Sax. fano, m: O. Frs. fona, fana, m: Dut. vaan, f: Ger. fane, fahne, f: M. H. Ger. vane, van, m: O. H. Ger. fano, m: Goth. fana, m: Dan. fane, m. f: Swed. fana, f: Icel. fáni, m: Lat. pannus, m: Grk. πηνos, m.] DER. gúþ-fana. fana

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