poynaunt

Middle English

FWOTD – 17 October 2019

From Anglo-Norman puignant; equivalent to poynen +‎ -ant.

poynaunt

Sour or acidic to the taste.
- c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 353-354:
  Wo was his cook, but if his ſauce were / Poynaunt and ſhaꝛp, and redy al his geere.
  Woe to his cook, except if his sauce was / sour and sharp, and all his equipment was ready.
Stabbing; having a sharp, spiky point.
Causing fright; upsetting, horrifying.

“poinaunt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-24.

单词	poynaunt
释义	poynaunt Middle English FWOTD – 17 October 2019 Alternative forms poynant, punyant, ponyaunt, pugnaunt, ponyawnt, poignaunte Etymology From Anglo-Norman puignant; equivalent to poynen +‎ -ant. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈpui̯nau̯nt/, /ˈpui̯nant/ Adjective poynaunt Sour or acidic to the taste. c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 353-354: Wo was his cook, but if his ſauce were / Poynaunt and ſhaꝛp, and redy al his geere. Woe to his cook, except if his sauce was / sour and sharp, and all his equipment was ready. Stabbing; having a sharp, spiky point. Causing fright; upsetting, horrifying. Descendants English: poignant References “poinaunt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-24.
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