Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaunce

/d͡ʒɔːns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jaunce
IPA: /d͡ʒɔːns/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prance; to frolic.

verb

To jolt or shake.

noun

Example Sentences

"catch my death with jauncing up and down!"
"Fie, how my bones ache! What a jaunce have I!"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English jouncen, perhaps from Old French jancer (“to jolt, jog”), from North Germanic, related to Swedish ganta (“to sport, romp, jest, play the fool”), from Old Norse ganta(sk), of uncertain origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, yawn”). More at jaunt. Perhaps influenced by bounce.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: jouncen, jancer, ganta(sk), *ǵʰeh₂-

Inflected Forms

jaunces (present, singular) jauncing (participle, present) jaunced (participle, past) jaunced (past) jaunces (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

jounce

Rhymes With

launce avaunce

Questions

How do you pronounce jaunce?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɔːns/.
What does jaunce mean?: To prance; to frolic.
Where does jaunce come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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