romaunt
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- 12
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Definition of romaunt
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(archaic)A romantic story told in verse; a romance.
“They are forbidden to read, save what their Superior permitted[…]; but lo! their ears are at the command of idle minstrels, and their eyes study empty romaunts.”
“1844, Caroline de Crespigny (translator), Ernst Schulze, The Enchanted Rose: A Romaunt in Three Cantos, [1818, Ernst Schulze, Die Bezauberte Rose: Romantisches Gedicht in drei Gesängen], W. Hoffmeister.”
“Those who are acquainted with my former writings must be aware that I use the word 'romantic' always in a noble sense; meaning the habit of regarding the external and real world as a singer of Romaunts would have regarded it in the Middle Ages[…].”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin rōmānicus Vulgar Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romaunt From Old French romaunt (modern roman), variant of romanz.
Words you can make from romaunt
118 playable · top: AMOUNT (8 pts)
Best play amount 8 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
13 words4-letter words
36 words- ARUM 6 pts
- ATOM 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MART 6 pts
- MAUN 6 pts
- MAUT 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- MOAT 6 pts
- MORA 6 pts
- MORN 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
- MUON 6 pts
- MURA 6 pts
- NOMA 6 pts
- NORM 6 pts
- ROAM 6 pts
- TRAM 6 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- AUTO 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- OUTA 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUNT 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
- TUNA 4 pts
- TURN 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- AMU 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MAT 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOT 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- MUT 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- RUM 5 pts
- TAM 5 pts
- TOM 5 pts
- TUM 5 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
2-letter words
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