Middle English Dictionary Entry
vaunt- combining element
Entry Info
| Forms | vaunt- combining element Also vaunte-, vant-, vand- & vaun-, van-, faun-, fan-, waun-, (before b, p, or w) vaum(e)-, vam-, vom-, ? vum-, faum-, fam-, wam- & (before m or w) vau-, va(we)-, vo-, fau-, fa-, fo-, wa-, wo- & (?error) vm-, (error) vn-. |
| Etymology | AF vant-, vaunt-, vam-, (before p) wamp-, vars. of OF avant-, avan-, AF avaunt-; also cp. AF vant, vaunt (vars. of OF avant, AF avaunt, avount, awant adv.) or ME avaunt adv. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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A combining element with the meanings ‘forward, front’ or ‘in front, before’ in at least ten nouns, along with two verbs and a gerund either related to or derived from them. Five of the nouns are direct borrowings from AF or OF (vaum-brace, vaum-pei, vaumure, vaunt-gard(e, and prob. vaunt-ward(e); the other five are definite or probable ME formations (van-lai, vaum-plate, vaun-chace, vaun-chacour, and vaunte-taper). The related verbs are van-laien and vaum-peien, and the gerund is vaum-peiinge. In addition, three other nouns may illustrate the combining element: vomrel, vougard, and vumbarde; for details see the three entries.
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