different between mittens vs gauntlet

English

Noun

mittens

1. plural of mitten

Anagrams

• mist net, mistnet, smitten

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of mitt? (“send”).

Participle

mitt?ns (genitive mittentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. sending, causing to go
2. letting go, releasing, discharging
3. throwing, hurling, casting, launching
4. sending out, emitting
5. uttering a sound
6. dismissing, disregarding
7. putting an end to

Declension

Third-declension participle.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Swedish

Noun

mittens

1. definite genitive singular of mitt

English

Alternative forms

• gantlet

Etymology 1

From Middle English gauntelett, gantlett, a borrowing from Old French gantelet (“gauntlet worn by a knight in armor, a token of one's personality or person, and symbolizing a challenge”), diminutive of gant (“glove”), a borrowing from Frankish *want (“glove; mitten”) and reinforced by Medieval Latin wantus (“glove”) itself borrowed from the former, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove; mitten”). Cognate with Dutch want (“mitten; shroud”), German Low German Want (“shroud”), Danish vante (“mitten”), Swedish vante (“glove; mitten”), Faroese vøttur (“glove; mitten”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: gônt’l?t, IPA^(key): /????nt.l?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

gauntlet (plural gauntlets)

1. Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
2. A long glove covering the wrist.
3. (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

Derived terms

• take up the gauntlet
• throw down the gauntlet

Translations

See also

• Gauntlet (glove) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Modified, under the influence of etymology 1, from gantlope, from Swedish gatlopp (“passageway”), from Old Swedish gata (“lane”) + lopp (“course”), from löpa (“to run”)

Noun

gauntlet (plural gauntlets)

1. (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment
2. Simultaneous attack from two or more sides
3. (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment
4. (rail transport) A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.

Derived terms

• running the gauntlet (having to run between rows of attackers as a punishment)
• run the gauntlet (submit to a series of difficult tests)

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