prisun

See also: prísún, přisuň, and přísun

Middle English

Noun

prisun

  1. alternative form of prisoun

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prisun, prison, from Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priˈsuːn/, [priˈzuːn]

Noun

prisūn n

  1. (Late Old English, rare) prison, jail

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative prisūn prisūn
accusative prisūn prisūn
genitive prisūnes prisūna
dative prisūne prisūnum

Descendants

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

Old French

Noun

prisun oblique singular, f (oblique plural prisuns, nominative singular prisun, nominative plural prisuns)

  1. alternative form of prison
    Li quens del Mans ert en prisun, Doner voleit grant reançun
    The count of Man was in prison, Doner wanted a large ransom.

Noun

prisun oblique singular, m (oblique plural prisuns, nominative singular prisuns, nominative plural prisun)

  1. alternative form of prison
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