Where does “myscreaunt” come from?

myscreaunt (Middle English) comes from Old French mescreant, from Old French mescreire — Alternative form of mescroire.

myscreaunt (Middle English): Religiously false: pagan, heretical

Definitions

  1. Religiously false: pagan, heretical

Ancestry of “myscreaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmescreant—
2Old FrenchmescreireAlternative form of mescroire

Words derived from “myscreaunt”

Every word from Old French mescreire →Every word from Old French mescreant →