venisoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- venysoun, venesoun, venysowne, venisyn, veneson, venesun
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman veneisun, from Latin vēnātiōnem, accusative of vēnātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛniˈzuːn/, /ˈvɛn(i)zun/
Noun
venisoun (plural venisouns)
- One's quarry or prey; the animal that one is hunting, especially deer.
- The meat of game, especially venison.
Descendants
- English: venison
- Scots: venison
References
- “venesǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.