norserye
Middle English
Alternative forms
- noricerie, norysrye, norisserye, norcery, norcerye, norcerie
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French norricerie; equivalent to norice + -erie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuris(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈnur(ə)səriː(ə)/
Noun
norserye
- (rare) A nursery (place where children are cared for)
- (rare) Raising of a child; childhood, nursing, rearing.
Descendants
- English: nursery
- Scots: norsery
References
- “noricerīe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.