goune

Middle English

Noun

goune

1. Alternative form of gowne

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin gunna, from Ancient Greek γούνα (goúna), of unclear origin.

Noun

goune oblique singular, f (oblique plural gounes, nominative singular goune, nominative plural gounes)

1. gown; robe (long, approximately floor-length garment)

Descendants

• French: gonne
• → Middle English: gowne, goun, goune, gounne, gown, gownne, gune, gwne
  • English: gown
  • Scots: goun
  • → Middle Welsh: gŵn
    • Welsh: gŵn
• → Middle Irish: gúna
  • Irish: gúna

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (gone)
• gune on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub