foun

Middle English

Alternative forms

fown, fawne, fowen, foowne, faon, foine, ffowen

Etymology

From Old French faon, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, accusative singular of *fētō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fau̯n/, /fuːn/

Noun

foun (plural fownes)

fawn (young of a deer)
whelp (young of any animal)

Descendants

English: fawn

References

“foun, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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