creaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

craunt, creant, creaunde, criant, criaunt

Etymology

Possibly from Old French creant, past participle of creire, but more likely an aphetic form of recreaunt, as creant does not mean "defeated".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krɛːˈa(u̯)nt/, /kriˈa(u̯)nt/, /ˈkrɛːa(u̯)nt/

Adjective

creaunt

defeated, overcome
Synonyms: cravant, recreaunt

Related terms

References

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

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