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

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