pryssoon

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish prísún, from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisun, prisoun, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).

Noun

pryssoon m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. prison

Derived terms

• cur ayns pryssoon, pryssoonee (“imprison”)
• pryssoonagh (“prisoner”)
• pryssooneyder (“imprisoner”)