pollucion

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pollucioun, pollucoun, pollusyone, polucion, polucioun, polucyon

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pollutiun or Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtiō; equivalent to polluten +‎ -ioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˌliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌpɔˈliu̯sjun/

Noun

pollucion (plural polluciouns)

1. The ruining of the sacred; desecration.
2. That which is unpure; impurity.
3. Ejaculation outside sex.

Descendants

• English: pollution
• Scots: pollution

References

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