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fane1 (c.1350)
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fane1 (c.1350)

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phaane  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  fane n.1  / vane n.  MED:  fane n.1  DMLBS:  fanum 2 905c
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

The pro E101/547/21/7 citation does not provide sufficient context to determine the precise meaning of the word as it is used here.

s.

flag, banner, pennant (?): 
( 1377-82 )  ij. grandes fanes pur la grant sale  TNA E101/547/21/7
♦ship.flag, banner flown from the mast of a ship (to indicate the direction of the wind): 
( c.1350; MS: s.xvin )  Le Roy de Greneland porte d'azure ové une barge, verge, mast et phaane d'or et cables d'argent  Grimaldi 321

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