norserye

Middle English

Alternative forms

• noricerie, norysrye, norisserye, norcery, norcerye, norcerie

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French norricerie; equivalent to norice +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuris(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈnur(ə)səriː(ə)/

Noun

norserye

1. (rare) A nursery (place where children are cared for)
2. (rare) Raising of a child; childhood, nursing, rearing.

Descendants

• English: nursery
• Scots: norsery

References

• “noricerīe (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.