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.