garnement
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French garnement, from Old French garnement (“garrison soldier”).
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garnement m (plural garnements)
- brat, naughty kid
Further reading edit
- “garnement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French garnement, guarnement. Compare garnysoun and garnysshen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garnement (plural garnementes or garnemens)
- A garment; an item of clothing (especially an overgarment).
- Clothing; what one is wearing.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “garnement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French garnement.
Noun edit
garnement m (plural garnemens)
- garment (clothing)
Descendants edit
- French: garnement
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
garnement oblique singular, m (oblique plural garnemenz or garnementz, nominative singular garnemenz or garnementz, nominative plural garnement)
- garment; piece of clothing
- 13th Century, Béroul, Tristan
- Dinas le preuz, qui tant fu ber,
Li aporta un garnement
Qui bien valoit cent mars d'argent[.]- Dinas the valiant, who was a baron,
Brought to him a garment
Worth at least one hundred marks of silver.
- Dinas the valiant, who was a baron,
- Dinas le preuz, qui tant fu ber,
- 13th Century, Béroul, Tristan