jaunce
/d͡ʒɔːns/
jaunce verb: to prance; to frolic.
Verb
jaunce (third-person singular simple present jaunces, present participle jauncing, simple past and past participle jaunced)
Noun
jaunce (plural jaunces)
- A jaunt.
- Fie, how my bones ache! What a jaunce have I!c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Forms of jaunce
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | jaunces |
| present participle | jauncing |
| past participle | jaunced |
| past | jaunced |
| Noun | |
| plural | jaunces |
Origin of jaunce
Inherited from Middle English jouncen, perhaps from Old French jancer (“to jolt, jog”), from North Germanic, related to Swedish ganta (“to sport, romp, jest, play the fool”), from Old Norse ganta(sk), of uncertain origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, yawn”). More at jaunt. Perhaps influenced by bounce.
Words that rhyme with jaunce
Questions about jaunce
- What does jaunce mean?
- Jaunce means to prance; to frolic.
- What part of speech is jaunce?
- Jaunce can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce jaunce?
- Jaunce is pronounced /d͡ʒɔːns/.
- What is the past tense of jaunce?
- The past tense of jaunce is jaunced.
Words near jaunce in the dictionary
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