pygeoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pegeone, pegon, pegyon, pejon, pejone, pejoun, pejun, pichon, pigion, pigon, pychon, pygeon, pygyne, pyjon, pyjone, pyjoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French pigeon, from Old French pyjon, from Latin pīpiōnem, accusative of pīpiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈd͡ʒuːn/, /ˈpid͡ʒun/

Noun

pygeoun

1. A dove or pigeon (especially if young or when cooked).

Descendants

• English: pigeon
• Scots: pigeon

References

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