wajour

Middle English

Alternative forms

vageoure, wager, wageor, wageour, wageoure, wagour, wajowr, wajowre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French wageure; equivalent to wagen +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waːˈdʒuːr/, /ˈwaːdʒur/

Noun

wajour

wager, bet

Descendants

English: wager
Scots: wager, wauger

References

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

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