renoun
Middle English
Etymology
Anglo-Norman renoun, late Anglo-Norman form of renun. Compare Old French renon, renom
Noun
renoun (uncountable)
- reputation; infamy (usually positive)
Descendants
- English: renown
Old French
Alternative forms
- renom
- renon
- renum
- renun
Etymology
re- + noun (“name”).
Noun
renoun m (oblique plural renouns, nominative singular renouns, nominative plural renoun)
- reputation; infamy (usually positive)
Synonyms
- renomee
Descendants
- Middle English: renoun (borrowed)
- English: renown