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)

1. A giant (mythological or fantasy creature)
2. A giant (person of great height)
3. (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.