cressaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

cressant, cressawnt, cressent

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and continental Old French creissant, both from Latin crēscēns, crēscēntem; equivalent to cresen +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krɛˈsau̯nt/, /ˈkrɛsau̯nt/

Noun

cressaunt

crescent (shape or heraldic charge)
(rare) crescent (of the moon)

Descendants

English: crescent

References

“cressaunt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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