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adaunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
adaunt
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subdue.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

  • "He […] With myghty corrage Adauntid the rage Of a lyon savage; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English adaunten, from Old French adanter, adonter, later addomter, from a- + danter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

adaunts (present, singular) adaunting (participle, present) adaunted (participle, past) adaunted (past)

Questions

What does adaunt mean?
To subdue.
Where does adaunt come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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