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)

1. hedgehog

Descendants

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