naperoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

naperon, napperone, napron, naproun, naprun, naprune
(with reanalysis) aperon, apron, haperon

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French napperon (“tablecloth”); related to nape (“tablecloth”). The initial n was frequently reinterpreted as part of the preceding article in this word.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌ(n)aːp(ə)ˈruːn/, /ˌ(n)ap(ə)-/, /-ˈroːn/, /ˈ(n)aːp(ə)run/, /ˈ(n)ap(ə)run/

Noun

naperoun (plural naperouns)

An apron or smock (garment worn over torso)^[2]
A bishop's apron; a short cassock.

Descendants

English: apron
Scots: apern, aupron, awpron

References

^ Jordan, Richard (1974) Eugene Crook, transl., Handbook of the Middle English Grammar: Phonology (Janua Linguarum; 214)‎^[1], The Hague: Mouton & Co. N.V., →DOI, § 171, page 161.
^ “nāprō̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

[1] Jordan, Richard (1974) Eugene Crook, transl., Handbook of the Middle English Grammar: Phonology (Janua Linguarum; 214)‎^[1], The Hague: Mouton & Co. N.V., →DOI, § 171, page 161.

[2] “nāprō̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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