traunsom

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tramson, trampsoun, trannsen, transeyn, transome, transum, transyn, trason, traunceyn

Etymology

Probably from Latin trānstrum; if so, a doublet of trest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtransum/, /ˈtram(p)sum/, /-ən/

Noun

traunsom (plural traunsomes)

1. crosspiece, crossbeam

Descendants

• English: transom

References

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