escuchon
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
escu + -on, with the interfixed sequence -ch- (later -ss-) to break up the vowel sounds.
Noun edit
escuchon oblique singular, m (oblique plural escuchons, nominative singular escuchons, nominative plural escuchon)
- small shield; escutcheon
Descendants edit
- French: écusson
- → Middle English: scochon
- English: escutcheon, scutcheon
References edit
- Etymology and history of “écusson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.