seruyauntadj.n.

A spurious word (intended to represent serviant) introduced twice by Lord Berners in his translation of Froissart's Chronicles, apparently through misreading Middle French sermenté ‘pledged’ (13th cent. in Old French as sairementé) and its ulterior etymon serment ‘oath’ (see serment n.) as, respectively, seruienté and seruient.Entered in N.E.D. (1912) under the headword serviant.In quot. 1525¹ Berners seems to have taken the word as an adjective (compare servant adj. and later servient adj. 2). In quot. 1525² it is apparently understood to mean ‘oath’.

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1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. f. clxvii^v/2 There all the companyons made theym seruyaunt to Aleyne Roux and to Peter his brother.

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clxxiii. f. ccx/2 No man myght entre in to that confrary or company, without he make seruyaunt or othe, neuer to beare armoure agaynste the crowne of Englande.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021).

单词	seruyaunt
释义	seruyauntadj.n. A spurious word (intended to represent serviant) introduced twice by Lord Berners in his translation of Froissart's Chronicles, apparently through misreading Middle French sermenté ‘pledged’ (13th cent. in Old French as sairementé) and its ulterior etymon serment ‘oath’ (see serment n.) as, respectively, seruienté and seruient.Entered in N.E.D. (1912) under the headword serviant.In quot. 1525¹ Berners seems to have taken the word as an adjective (compare servant adj. and later servient adj. 2). In quot. 1525² it is apparently understood to mean ‘oath’. ΚΠ 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. f. clxvii^v/2 There all the companyons made theym seruyaunt to Aleyne Roux and to Peter his brother. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clxxiii. f. ccx/2 No man myght entre in to that confrary or company, without he make seruyaunt or othe, neuer to beare armoure agaynste the crowne of Englande. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021). < adj.n.1525
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