lanterfant

From an earlier landtrefant, from landtrouwandt (“vagabond”), a compound of land +‎ trouwant (“vagabond, beggar”), from Old French truant (“vagabond, beggar”), whence also trawant and English truant.

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lanterfant m (plural lanterfanten, diminutive lanterfantje n)

1. (archaic) slacker, good-for-nothing, vagabond

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