warison

English edit

Alternative forms edit

warrison

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Scots warisoun, from Middle English warisoun (“reward, punishment”), from Old Northern French warison, variant garison, guarison. Doublet of garrison.

The change in sense from "reward" to "bugle call" arose from Walter Scott's apparent misinterpretation of a line in the Middle English text The Battle of Otterburn, equivalent to modern English "Minstrels, play up for your warison".

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒɹɪsən/, /ˈwɒɹɪzən/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹəsən/, /ˈwɔɹəzən/, /ˈwɑɹ-/

Noun edit

warison (plural warisons)

(obsolete) A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).

Middle English edit

Noun edit

warison

Alternative form of warisoun

Old French edit

Noun edit

warison oblique singular, f (oblique plural warisons, nominative singular warison, nominative plural warisons)

Alternative form of garison