English
jennet
Jennet comes from Old French genet.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400genet
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2020jennet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400genet
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2020jennet
Earliest quotation: 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light: “Richmondʼs black jennet [...] is a gleaming and well-muscled…”
Linked words
through Middle English genet
Today it means
noun A female ass or donkey; a jenny.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French genet / jennet