Old French

Alternative forms

• combatant
• combataunt

Noun

cumbatant m ‎(oblique plural cumbatanz or cumbatantz, nominative singular cumbatanz or cumbatantz, nominative plural cumbatant)

1. (Anglo-Norman) combattant; fighter; warrior
   • circa 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland:

     Li emperere est ber e cumbatant

     The emperor is a baron and a fighter

Verb

cumbatant

1. present participle of cumbatre

Descendants

• English: combattant
• French: combattant