Obs. rare1. [a. MDu. vaneken (Flem. vaenken, Kilian), dim. of vane (now vaan): see FANE sb.1 and -KIN.] A small flag or banner.
1539. in Pitcairn, Crim. Trials Scot., I. *298. Fanikynnis, Ansenȝeis, stramaris, and banaris.
Obs. rare1. [a. MDu. vaneken (Flem. vaenken, Kilian), dim. of vane (now vaan): see FANE sb.1 and -KIN.] A small flag or banner.
1539. in Pitcairn, Crim. Trials Scot., I. *298. Fanikynnis, Ansenȝeis, stramaris, and banaris.