poisoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• poison, puison, poisen, puyson, poysone, puisun

Etymology

From Old French poison, from Latin pōtiōnis, accusative of pōtiō; doublet of pocioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pui̯ˈzuːn/, /ˈpuizɔn/, /ˈpuizən/

Noun

poisoun (plural poisouns)

1. poison

Descendants

• English: poison
• Scots: pushion