questioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• question, questiun, questyon, questyounn, qwestyon, qwestioun

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman questiun, from Latin quaestiōnem, accusative of quaestiō; equivalent to quest +‎ -ioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɛstiˈuːn/, /kwɛsˈtjuːn/, /ˈkwɛstjun/

Noun

questioun (plural questiouns)

1. A question, ask, or query; something asked.
2. A subject in the theoretical sciences for consideration or conversation about it.
3. A problematic topic or issue; a cause for concern.
4. A challenge of something's veracity or factuality.
5. An argument; a conversational attempt to resolve disagreement.
6. A legal action or move or the claims made in such a move.
7. (rare) A topic awaiting a future decision or determination.
8. (rare) A petition; the act of asking to do something.

Descendants

• English: question
• Scots: quaisten, quastin
• → Welsh: cwestiwn

References

• “questiǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-01.