traunsom
Middle English
Alternative forms
- tramson, trampsoun, trannsen, transeyn, transome, transum, transyn, trason, traunceyn
Etymology
Probably from Latin trānstrum; if so, a doublet of trest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtransum/, /ˈtram(p)sum/, /-ən/
Noun
traunsom (plural traunsomes)
- crosspiece, crossbeam
Descendants
- English: transom
References
- “traunsom, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.