Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bleaunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bleaunt
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages

Etymology

From Middle English bleaunt, blehand, blihand, from Old Northern French bliaunt, probably of Germanic origin, from Frankish *blīfald, from *blīu + *faldan. Compare Old French bliaut, blialt, Medieval Latin blialdus, Middle High German blīant, blīalt. More at English bliaut.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bleaunt, bliaunt, *blīfald

Inflected Forms

bleaunts (plural)

Questions

What does bleaunt mean?
A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages
Where does bleaunt come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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