lessoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early Middle English) lesceun, lescun
• lesson, lesczoun, lecoun

Etymology

From Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiōnem, accusative of lēctiō.

Pronunciation

• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /lɛˈtsuːn/, /lɛsˈtsuːn/
• IPA^(key): /lɛˈsuːn/, /lɛˈsoːn/, /ˈlɛsun/

Noun

lessoun (plural lessouns)

1. A written text for recitation or memorisation; a teaching document or its contents.
2. A portion or section of the Bible or any other religious text (often recited at church)
3. A lesson (a task assigned to a pupil for learning and memorisation)
4. A lesson or learning (what one learns from experience, especially when preventative in nature)
5. The practice of revision or learning one's discipline.
6. (rare) An oral message or proclamation.

Descendants

• English: lesson
• Scots: lesson

References

• “lessǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.