romaunt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of romaunt
1520–30; < Anglo-French, variant of Old French romant romance 1
Example Sentences
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Full soon he tunes each quivering chord, And, with preamble wildly sweet He doth the wondering listeners greet;— Then strikes into a changeful chaunt That fits his fanciful romaunt.
From The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme by Cooper, Thomas
Song and romaunt were sung until the shadows began to turn towards the east and the hues of approaching evening to suffuse the shades of the adjacent wilderness.
From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
"Sir Floris" is an allegorical romaunt founded on a passage in "Le Violier des Histoires Provenciaux."
From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
There may, however, be some foundation for the following romaunt, and probably the incident, however slight, was too tempting to be sent forth to the world unadorned.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828 by Various
When romanz became felt as a noun, it developed a "singular" roman or romant, the latter of which gave the archaic Eng. romaunt.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
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