geaunt

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === geant, giaunt, gyaunt, jyaunt, jeaunt, jeawnt, gyant === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French geant, gaiant, from Latin gigantem, accusative singular of gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς (Gígās). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛːau̯nt/, /ˈdʒɛːant/, /ˈdʒiːau̯nt/ === Noun === geaunt (plural geauntes) A giant (mythological or fantasy creature) A giant (person of great height) (rare) An immoral or despicable person. ==== Descendants ==== English: giant Scots: geeant ==== References ==== “ǧēaunt, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 November 2018.