fawn

Englanti

Substantiivi

fawn (monikko fawns)

1. vasa
2. kellertävä vaaleanruskea

Verbi

Taivutus
ind. prees. y. 3. p.	fawns
part. prees.	fawning
imp. & part. perf.	fawned

fawn

1. vasoa

Etymologia

• muinaisranskan faon << latinan fētus

Verbi

Taivutus
ind. prees. y. 3. p.	fawns
part. prees.	fawning
imp. & part. perf.	fawned

fawn

1. (on, upon, over) liehakoida, hännystellä, mielistellä, imarrella

   a dog fawning upon its master

   I don't like waiters who fawn all over you.

   During those eight years many journalists fawned over Obama (forbes.com)

   Hello! brings a new brand of celebrity fawning [fawning over celebrities] to the UK. (bbc.co.uk)

Etymologia

• keskienglannin fawnen << muinaisenglannin fahnian, fagnian, fæġnian ("iloita"); vrt. fain