pollucioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman pollutiun, Middle French pollution, or their etymon Latin pollūtiō; equivalent to polluten +‎ -ioun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˌliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌpɔˈliu̯sjun/

Noun

pollucioun (plural polluciouns)

  1. The ruining of the sacred; desecration.
  2. That which is unpure; impurity.
  3. Ejaculation outside sex.

Descendants

  • English: pollution
  • Scots: pollution

References

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