enformacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enformacion, informacion, informacioun, information
• enfarmacion, enfromacion, infformacion, infformacyoun, informacyon (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French enformacion, informacion or its etymon Late Latin informātiō; equivalent to enformen (“to provide with information”) +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnfɔrˌmaːsiˈuːn/, /ɛnfɔrˈmaːsjun/, /in-/

Noun

enformacioun

1. Teaching, education; the dissemination of knowledge:
   1. Informing; the dissemination of specified facts.
   2. Accusation; the dissemination of a supposed wrong.
2. Information, specific knowledge on a topic:
   1. Advice, exhortation; information offered to guide behaviour.
   2. Substantiation; information offered supporting a claim.
3. (rare) Inspiration, stimulation; that which engenders.
4. (rare) The act of instituting or founding; foundation.
5. (rare) Mental or spiritual strengthening or fortification.

Descendants

• English: information
• Middle Scots: informatioun

References

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