basnet
See also: Basnet
English
Noun
basnet (plural basnets)
- Archaic form of bascinet.
- 1805, Walter Scott, “(please specify the page)”, in The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem, London: […] [James Ballantyne] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], and A[rchibald] Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:
- Green hazels o'er his basnet nod:
References
- “basnet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English basnet, alternative form of basynet, diminutive of basyn.
Noun
basnet m (plural basnettys or basnettow)
Derived terms
- basnet diogeledh (“safety helmet”)
- basnet gwithyas (“himalayan balsam”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basnet | vasnet | unchanged | pasnet | fasnet, vasnet* |
* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- “basnet” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
Middle English
Noun
basnet
- alternative form of basynet