visioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Latin vīsiōnem, accusative singular of vīsiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vizˈjuːn/, /ˈvizjun/, /viːzˈjuːn/

Noun

visioun (plural visiouns)

  1. A vision; an illusory image, apparition or mirage.
  2. A religious experience or event; a divine vision or foretelling (especially in one's rest)
  3. A retelling of a vision or foretelling; a narrative about a vision.
  4. (rare) The power or sense of eyesight; visual perception.

Descendants

  • English: vision
  • Scots: veesion

References

Old French

Noun

visioun oblique singular, f (oblique plural visiouns, nominative singular visioun, nominative plural visiouns)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of vision
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