dangier

Middle French

Alternative forms

• danger

Etymology

From Old French dangier.

Noun

dangier m (plural dangiers)

1. danger

Descendants

• French: danger
  • → Esperanto: danĝero

Old French

Alternative forms

• dongier

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dom(i)narium, from Latin dominium (“ownership”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /danˈdʒjeːɾ/

Noun

dangier oblique singular, m (oblique plural dangiers, nominative singular dangiers, nominative plural dangier)

1. difficulty; problem
   • 12th or 13th Century, Courtebarbe, Des trois avugles de Compigne:

     Cele part vont tout sanz dangier,
     Si s'en entrent en la meson,

     It was without any difficulty,
     that they went into the house,

2. danger

Derived terms

• dangereus

Descendants

• Middle French: dangier, danger
  • French: danger
• → Middle English: daunger
  • English: danger