warnestore
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman warnesture, warniture, from warnir; compare warnysshen. Often remodelled as if warnen + store.
Alternative forms
- warinstour, warmstore, warnestor, warnestoure, warnestur, warnesture, warnistoure, warn-store, warnsture, warny stoor
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwarn(i)ˌstoːr(ə)/, /ˈwarn(i)ˌstuːr(ə)/
Noun
warnestore
- A stock of supplies and provisions for a fortress.
- (specifically) Food, nutriments, nourishment.
- (rare) People defending a fortress.
Derived terms
- warnestoren
References
- “warnestōr(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
warnestore
- Alternative form of warnestoren