goune

Middle English

Noun

goune

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)

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

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