cravant

Middle English

Alternative forms

cravaunde

Etymology

Either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter, or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kraːˈva(u̯)nt/, /ˈkraːva(u̯)nt/

Adjective

cravant

defeated, overcome

Descendants

English: craven

References

“crāvant, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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