pygeoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

pegeone, pegon, pegyon, pejon, pejone, pejoun, pejun, pichon, pigion, pigon, pychon, pygeon, pygyne, pyjon, pyjone, pyjoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French pigeon, from Old French pyjon, from Latin pīpiōnem, accusative of pīpiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈd͡ʒuːn/, /ˈpid͡ʒun/

Noun

pygeoun

A dove or pigeon (especially if young or when cooked).

Descendants

English: pigeon
Scots: pigeon

References

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

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