English
adaunt
Adaunt comes from Middle English adaunten, and goes back to Old French danter.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400danter
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400adanter
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adaunten
- Englishearliest quotation 1523adaunt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400danter
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400adanter
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adaunten
- Englishearliest quotation 1523adaunt
Earliest quotation: 1523, John Skelton, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems: “He […] With myghty corrage Adauntid the rage Of…”
Every English word from Old French danter
Today it means
verb To subdue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French danter / adaunt