geaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

geant, giaunt, gyaunt, jyaunt, jeaunt, jeawnt, gyant

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French geant, gaiant, from Latin gigantem, accusative singular of gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς (Gígās).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛːau̯nt/, /ˈdʒɛːant/, /ˈdʒiːau̯nt/

Noun

geaunt (plural geauntes)

A giant (mythological or fantasy creature)
A giant (person of great height)
(rare) A immoral or despicable person.

Descendants

English: giant
Scots: geeant

References

“ǧēaunt (n. & adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-27.

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