poisoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- poison, puison, poisen, puyson, poysone, puisun
Etymology
From Old French poison, from Latin pōtiōnis, accusative of pōtiō; doublet of pocioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pui̯ˈzuːn/, /ˈpuizɔn/, /ˈpuizən/
Noun
poisoun (plural poisouns)
- poison
Descendants
- English: poison
- Scots: pushion