jument
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English jument, from Anglo-Norman jument or its etymon Latin iūmentum.
Noun[edit]
jument (plural juments)
- (obsolete) An animal, especially a beast of burden.
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
- That men should feed on such a kinde of meat, / Which very juments would refuse to eat.
Franco-Provençal[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps borrowed from Franc-Comtois or French jument.
Noun[edit]
jument (ORB)
References[edit]
- jument in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French jument, from Latin iūmentum (“baggage animal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jument f (plural juments)
Descendants[edit]
- →? Franco-Provençal: jument
Further reading[edit]
- “jument”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman jument or its etymon Latin iūmentum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jument
Descendants[edit]
- English: jument
References[edit]
- “jūment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin iūmentum (“pack animal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jument oblique singular, f (oblique plural jumenz or jumentz, nominative singular jument, nominative plural jumenz or jumentz)
- beast of burden
- mare (female horse)
Descendants[edit]
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