malisoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

malisoun

1. curse, malediction

Descendants

• English: malison
• Scots: mellishon

References

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