pollucion

Middle English

Alternative forms

pollucioun, pollucoun, pollusyone, polucion, polucioun, polucyon

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pollutiun or Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtiō; equivalent to polluten +‎ -ioun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔˌliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌpɔˈliu̯sjun/

Noun

pollucion (plural polluciouns)

The ruining of the sacred; desecration.
That which is unpure; impurity.
Ejaculation outside sex.

Descendants

English: pollution
Scots: pollution

References

“pollū̆ciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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