deceyvour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- deceyvere, deceyvoure, deseyver, desseyver, disceyvere, disseyver
- deceyvyr (Norfolk); deceyvar (Promptorium Parvulorum)
- dissaver (Catholicon Anglicum)
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman decevour, from deceivre, but often later reinterpreted as deceyven (“to deceive”) + -ere (agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛːˌsæi̯ˈvuːr/, /dɛːˌsɛːˈvuːr/, /dɛ-/, /di-/
- IPA(key): /dɛːˈsæi̯vur/, /dɛːˈsæi̯vər/, /dɛːˈsɛːvur/, /dɛːˈsɛːvər/, /dɛ-/, /di-/ (with reduction)
Noun
deceyvour (plural deceyvours) (chiefly Late Middle English)
Descendants
References
- “dēceivǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.