afrounten

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === afronten, afrounti === Etymology === From Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontāre (“to hit in the face”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈfruːntən/, /aˈfruntən/ === Verb === afrounten To insult, affront. To be offensive. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: affront Scots: affront ==== References ==== “afrǒunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.