cravant
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cravaunde
Etymology
Either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter, or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kraːˈva(u̯)nt/, /ˈkraːva(u̯)nt/
Adjective
cravant
- defeated, overcome
Descendants
- English: craven
References
- “crāvant, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.