basynet

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bacinet, basenet, basenett, basnet, basonet

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bacinet; equivalent to basyn +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasinɛt/, /basiˈnɛt/, /ˈbasnɛt/

Noun

basynet

1. bascinet (a helmet without a visor / vizor, a visorless / vizorless helmet)

Descendants

• English: bascinet, basinet, bassinet, bacinet, basnet
• Scots: basnet

References

• “bacinet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.