malisoun

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

malescun, malesun, malicioun, maliscon, malison, malisun, malyson, malysone, malysun, malyssyne

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Old French maleison, from Latin maledictiō; compare benysoun. Doublet of malediccion.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˌmaliˈsuːn/, /ˈmalisun/, /ˌmaliˈzuːn/, /ˈmalizun/

NounEdit

malisoun

curse, malediction

DescendantsEdit

English: malison
Scots: mellishon

ReferencesEdit

“malisǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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