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- mid-15c., "person who lacks regular employment, one without fixed abode, a tramp," probably from Anglo-French vageraunt, also wacrant, walcrant, which is said in many sources to be a noun use of the past participle of Old French walcrer "to wander," from Frankish (Germanic) *walken, from the same source as Old Norse valka "wander" and English walk (v.).
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But on another theory the Anglo-French word ultimately is from Old French vagant, with an unetymological -r-. Middle English also had vagaunt "wandering, without fixed abode" (late 14c.), from Old French vagant.
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vagrancy 뜻: 방랑; "빈곤한 삶," 1706년, vagrant와 추상명사 접미사인 -cy에서...
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Sep 28, 2017 · But on another theory the Anglo-French word ultimately is from Old French vagant, with an unetymological -r-. Middle English also had vagaunt "wandering, without fixed abode" (late 14c.), from Old French vagant.
Common False Cognates: English vs. French. The French word “déception” means disappointment or disillusion, not “deception” as you may have guessed. That would be “tromperie.” Similarly, the word “location” in French means “rental” and not “location.” Here are more examples of French false cognates: Attendre
adjective. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagrant: the vagrant life. wandering or roaming from place to place; nomadic. (of plants) straggling in growth. not fixed or settled, especially in course; moving hither and thither: a vagrant leaf blown by the wind. vagrant. / ˈveɪɡrənt /.
vagrant. (veɪgrənt) Word forms: plural vagrants. countable noun. A vagrant is someone who moves a lot from place to place because they have no permanent home or job, and have to ask for or steal things in order to live. He lived on the street as a vagrant.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vagrant: the vagrant life. adj. wandering or roaming from place to place; nomadic. (of plants) straggling in growth. not fixed or settled, esp. in course; moving hither and thither: a vagrant leaf blown by the wind.
Sep 27, 2024 · French: erratique German: Ausnahmegast m, Irrgast m; Icelandic: flækingur m, flækingsfugl; Portuguese: errante m
