piquant 1, n.
1. (pointe, épine) brord (m.), v.n. broddr (m.) ♦ ord (m. et nt. a), v.n. oddr (m.), v.h.a. ort (m. et nt. a) > all.m. Ort, v.s. ord, v.fr. ord ♦ palstr/palester/plaster ♦ prica (m. an), price (f. ōn) > a.m. prick ♦ pynca/pinca (m. an). (D’UNE PLANTE) pīl (m. a) ♦ þorn/þyrn (m. a) > a.m. thorn, got. þaurnus (m. u), v.n. þorn, v.h.a. thorn (m. a) > all.m. Dorn. couvert de piquants sc(e)arp/scærp > a.m. sharp, v.n. skarpr, v.h.a. sarph/scarp/scarf > all.m. scharf, v.s. skarp, v.fr. skerp. hérissé de piquants þorneht/þorniht(e)/þorhniht, v.h.a. dornoht(i) > all.m. dorniht ♦ þyrniht(e).
2. (D’UNE REMARQUE, etc.) scearpnes (f. jō) > a.m. sharpness.
piquant 2, adj.
1. (pointu) gebyrst ♦ sc(e)arp/scærp > a.m. sharp, v.n. skarpr, v.h.a. sarph/scarp/scarf > all.m. scharf, v.s. skarp, v.fr. skerp.
2. (ALIMENT) bītende ♦ h(e)ard (a/ō) > a.m. hard, got. hardus (u), v.n. harðr (a/ō), v.h.a. hart(i) (ja/jō) > all.m. hart, v.s. hard, v.fr. herd ♦ sc(e)arp ← ♦ sticol/sticel/sticul, v.h.a. stechal ♦ sūr > a.m. sour, v.n. súrr, v.h.a. sūr > all.m. sauer. goût piquant scearpnes ←.
3. (acide, caustique) sc(e)arp ←.