myscreaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mescreant, mescreaunt, miscreaunt, miscreawnt, myscreant, myscreaunte

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mescreant; possibly equivalent to mys- +‎ creaunt. Compare myscreaunce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiskrɛːˈa(u̯)nt/, /misˈkrɛːa(u̯)nt/, /ˈmiskrɛːa(u̯)nt/

Adjective

myscreaunt

1. Religiously false: pagan, heretical.

Descendants

• English: miscreant

References

• “miscrēaunt, adj. singular & plural.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

myscreaunt (plural miscreauntes)

1. A believer in a false religion: a pagan or heretic.

Descendants

• English: miscreant

References

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