Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fane

/feɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
fane
IPA
/feɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weathercock, a weather vane.

Obsolete

noun

A banner, especially a military banner.

Obsolete

noun

A temple or sacred place.

name

A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English fane, from Old English fana (“cloth, banner”), from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, flag”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“to weave; something woven; cloth, fabric, tissue”). Doublet of fanon and vane.

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Questions

How do you pronounce fane?
The recorded pronunciation is /feɪn/.
What does fane mean?
A weathercock, a weather vane.
Where does fane come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fane

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