cravant
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter, or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cravant
Descendants edit
- English: craven
References edit
- “crāvant, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.