garnement

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French

Etymology

From Middle French garnement, from Old French garnement (garrison soldier).

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Pronunciation

Noun

garnement m (plural garnements)

  1. brat, naughty kid

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French garnement, guarnement. Compare garnysoun and garnysshen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡarn(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /ˈɡarn(ə)mɛnt/, /ˈɡarmɛnt/

Noun

garnement (plural garnementes or garnemens)

  1. A garment; an item of clothing (especially an overgarment).
  2. Clothing; what one is wearing.

Descendants

  • English: garment
  • Scots: garment

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French garnement.

Noun

garnement m (plural garnemens)

  1. garment (clothing)

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

garnir +‎ -ment

Noun

garnement oblique singularm (oblique plural garnemenz or garnementz, nominative singular garnemenz or garnementz, nominative plural garnement)

  1. garment; piece of clothing
    • 13th Century, Béroul, Tristan
      Dinas le preuz, qui tant fu ber,
      Li aporta un garnement
      Qui bien valoit cent mars d'argent
      Dinas the valiant, who was a baron,
      Brought to him a garment
      Worth at least one hundred marks of silver.

Descendants