acquant

Scots

Alternative forms

acquent, acquaint, awquant
acquaant (Shetland)

Etymology

From Middle English aqueynten, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈkwɑnt/, /əˈkwɛnt/

Verb

acquant (past participle acquantit)

to acquaint

Adjective

acquant

acquainted, having acquaintances.
Having knowledge of a place or thing.

Derived terms

acquantance

References

“acquant, ppl.adj. & v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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