recreaunt

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

recreant, recreante, recreaunte, recreent

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman, Middle French recreant; equivalent to recreyen +‎ -ant or re- +‎ creaunt.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌrɛkrɛːˈa(u̯)nt/, /ˈrɛkrɛːa(u̯)nt/

Adjective edit

recreaunt

defeated, overcome
Synonyms: cravant, creaunt
cowardly, disloyal

Descendants edit

English: recreant

References edit

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

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