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Middle English
- sclavain, sclavayn, sclavayne, sclaven, sclaveyn, sclaveyne, sclavin, sclavyn, sklaven, sklaveyne, sklavin, sklavyne, slaveyn, slaveyne, slavyn, slavyne, slawyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French esclavine, from Medieval Latin sclavīna; equivalent to either Sclave (“Slav”) or sclave (“slave”) + -ine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s(k)laˈviːn(ə)/, /s(k)laˈvæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈs(k)lavin(ə)/
Noun
sclavyne
- A pilgrim's mantle or robe.
- (by extension) Any similar robe.
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