terrour

English

Noun

terrour (countable and uncountable, plural terrours)

  1. Obsolete form of terror.
    • 1644, Henry Hammond, Practical Catechism:
      One sign of despair is the peremptory contempt of the condition which is the ground of hope; the going on not only in terrours and amazement of conscience, but also boldly, hopingly, and confidently in wilful habits of sin.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French terreur, terrour, and its etymon Latin terror, terrōr-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛrur/

Noun

terrour

  1. (rare, Late Middle English) A terror; a fright.

Descendants

  • English: terror
  • Scots: terror

References

Old French

Noun

terrour oblique singularm (nominative singular terrours)

  1. alternative form of terreur