blancet

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Partly a calque of Old English hwītel (“woolen cloth”, diminutive), from Old English hwīt (“white”); and partly from Old English blanca (“white horse”) +‎ -et.

Noun

blancet oblique singular, m (oblique plural blancez or blancetz, nominative singular blancez or blancetz, nominative plural blancet)

  1. a blanket, a white woolen cloth
  2. white horse

Descendants

  • Middle French: blanchet
  • → Middle English: blanket
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