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) A deceiver or defrauder; someone (or rarely something) that deceives. ==== Descendants ==== English: deceiver Middle Scots: dissavar, dissaver === References === “dēceivǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.