sawsiche

Middle English

Alternative forms

sawsege, sawsyge

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sausiche (Central Old French saucice), from Late Latin [farta] salsīcia, ultimately derived from Latin sāl (“salt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sau̯ˈsit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈsau̯sit͡ʃ(ə)/
(with final voicing) IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯sid͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

sawsiche

(Late Middle English) sausage
Synonyms: sawcistre (uncommon), podynge (more usual)

Descendants

English: sausage
- → Scots: sausage
⇒ Scots: sasser, sassinger

References

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

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