prisun

== Middle English == === Noun === prisun alternative form of prisoun == Old English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French prisun, prison, from Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /priˈsuːn/, [priˈzuːn] === Noun === prisūn n (Late Old English, rare) prison, jail ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: prisoun, prison, prisun, prisen, pryson, prisoneEnglish: prisonScots: preeson→ Middle Irish: prísúnIrish: príosúnManx: pryssoonScottish Gaelic: prìosan ==== References ==== == Old French == === Noun === prisun oblique singular, f (oblique plural prisuns, nominative singular prisun, nominative plural prisuns) alternative form of prison === Noun === prisun oblique singular, m (oblique plural prisuns, nominative singular prisuns, nominative plural prisun) alternative form of prison