recreaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

recreant, recreante, recreaunte, recreent

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman, Middle French recreant; equivalent to recreyen +‎ -ant or re- +‎ creaunt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌrɛkrɛːˈa(u̯)nt/, /ˈrɛkrɛːa(u̯)nt/

Adjective

recreaunt

defeated, overcome
Synonyms: cravant, creaunt
cowardly, disloyal

Descendants

English: recreant

References

“recrēaunt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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