garnement

French

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.nə.mɑ̃/

Noun

garnement m (plural garnements)

1. brat, naughty kid

Further reading

• “garnement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• garement, garlement, garment, garnament, garnemente, garnyment, germent, granement

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

• “garnement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French garnement.

Noun

garnement m (plural garnemens)

1. garment (clothing)

Descendants

• French: garnement

Old French

Alternative forms

• guarnement

Etymology

garnir +‎ -ment

Noun

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

1. garment; piece of clothing
   • 13^th 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

• Middle French: garnement
  • French: garnement
• → Middle English: garnement, garement, garlement, garment, garnament, garnemente, garnyment, germent, granement
  • English: garment
  • Scots: garment