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

1. defeated, overcome

   Synonyms: cravant, creaunt

2. cowardly, disloyal

Descendants

• English: recreant

References

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