fane

Meaning

Noun

A weathercock, a weather vane.
A banner, especially a military banner.
A temple or sacred place.

Origin

From Middle English fane, from Old English fana ("cloth, banner"), from Proto-Germanic *fanô ("cloth, flag"), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- ("to weave; something woven; cloth, fabric, tissue"). Compare vane.
From Middle English fane, from Latin fanum ("temple, place dedicated to a deity"). fanum.

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