"cressaunt" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /krɛˈsau̯nt/, /ˈkrɛsau̯nt/ Forms: cressant [alternative], cressawnt [alternative], cressent [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman cressauntbor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Old French creissantbor. Middle English cressaunt Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and continental Old French creissant, both from Latin crēscēns, crēscentem; equivalent to cresen + -ant. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|xno:cressaunt|fro:creissant|tree=1}} Etymology tree Anglo-Norman cressauntbor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Old French creissantbor. Middle English cressaunt [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "cressaunt", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "xno" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "crēscentem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to grow", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱer-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-sḱéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱreh₁-sḱéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "crēscō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "crēscēns", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "creissant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "cressaunt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="cressaunt">, {{bor+|enm|xno|cressaunt}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cressaunt, {{bor|enm|fro|creissant}} Old French creissant, {{der|enm|la|crēscēns|crēscēns, crēscentem}} Latin crēscēns, crēscentem, {{af|enm|cresen|-ant}} cresen + -ant Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} cressaunt
  1. crescent (shape or heraldic charge)
    Sense id: en-cressaunt-enm-noun-VLmS3CIw Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing missing etymons, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ant, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Heraldry, Moons, Shapes Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing missing etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 55 45 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 56 44 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ant: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 81 19 Disambiguation of Heraldry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Moons: 63 37 Disambiguation of Shapes: 68 32
  2. (rare) crescent (of the moon) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cressaunt-enm-noun-FMy8cjeh

Alternative forms

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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱer-#Proto-Indo-European:_grow"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-sḱéti"
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      "*ḱreh₁-sḱéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱreh₁-sḱéti"
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    [
      "crēscō",
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    [
      "cresen",
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    ],
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      "ipa": "/krɛˈsau̯nt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkrɛsau̯nt/"
    }
  ],
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}
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}

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