acquant

Scots

Alternative forms

• acquent, acquaint, awquant
• acquaant (Shetland)

Etymology

From Middle English aqueynten, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkwɑnt/, /əˈkwɛnt/

Verb

acquant (past participle acquantit)

1. to acquaint

Adjective

acquant

1. acquainted, having acquaintances.
2. Having knowledge of a place or thing.

Derived terms

• acquantance

References

• “acquant, ppl.adj. & v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.