Termagaunt

See also: termagaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

tirmagaunt, termagaunt, Tervagaunt, Tervagant, tervagaunt

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French Tervagant (most early forms reflect the original consonantism in -v-), from Old Italian Trivagante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tərˈmaɡau̯nt/, /tərˈvaɡau̯nt/, /tərˈvaɡant/

Proper noun

Termagaunt

Termagant

Descendants

English: Termagant, termagant

References

“Termagaunt (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-27.

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