prisoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English prisūn, from Anglo-Norman prisun, from Latin prehensiō.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priˈzuːn/, /ˈprizun/, /ˈprizən/

Noun

prisoun (plural prisouns)

  1. prison, jail, dungeon (place where captives are held)
  2. imprisonment, captivity
  3. custody, guardianship
  4. hell, eternal damnation
  5. captive, prisoner

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: prison
  • Scots: preeson
  • → Middle Irish: prísún

References

  1. ^ Lutz, Angelika (22 June 2017), “Norse Loans in Middle English and their Influence on Late Medieval London English”, in Anglia, volume 135, number 2, De Gruyter, →DOI, page 327
  2. ^ “prisǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 March 2018.

Old French

Noun

prisoun oblique singular, f (oblique plural prisouns, nominative singular prisoun, nominative plural prisouns)

  1. alternative form of prison
    • William fuist aresté et a prisoun del Countour amesné
      William was arrested and taken to the prison of the sheriff
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