heriçun

Old French

Alternative forms

heriçon
herichun, irechon (northern)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ērīcius. Or the augmentative of an unattested *eriz.

Pronunciation

(classical) IPA^(key): /eɾiˈt͡sun/, (northern) /eɾiˈt͡ʃun/

Noun

heriçun oblique singular, m (oblique plural heriçuns, nominative singular heriçuns, nominative plural heriçun)

hedgehog

Descendants

French: hérisson
- → English: herisson
Norman: hérisson
→ Middle English: yrchoun
- English: urchin
- Scots: hurcheon

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