venisoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• venysoun, venesoun, venysowne, venisyn, veneson, venesun

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman veneisun, from Latin vēnātiōnem, accusative of vēnātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛniˈzuːn/, /ˈvɛn(i)zun/

Noun

venisoun (plural venisouns)

1. One's quarry or prey; the animal that one is hunting, especially deer.
2. The meat of game, especially venison.

Descendants

• English: venison
• Scots: venison

References

• “venesǒun (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.