pollucion
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pollucioun, pollucoun, pollusyone, polucion, polucioun, polucyon
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman pollutiun or Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtiō; equivalent to polluten + -ioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˌliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌpɔˈliu̯sjun/
Noun
pollucion (plural polluciouns)
- The ruining of the sacred; desecration.
- That which is unpure; impurity.
- Ejaculation outside sex.
Descendants
- English: pollution
- Scots: pollution
References
- “pollū̆ciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.