pyjon

Middle English

Noun

pyjon

  1. alternative form of pygeoun

Old French

Etymology

  • Inherited from Latin pīpiōnem.

    Noun

    pyjon oblique singular, m (oblique plural pyjons, nominative singular pyjons, nominative plural pyjon)

    1. pigeon

    Descendants

    • Franc-Comtois: pindjon
    • French: pigeon
    • Norman: pigeon
    • Picard: penjon
    • → Middle English: pygeoun

    References

    Further reading

    • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (pigeon, supplement)
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