terrour

English

Noun

terrour (countable and uncountable, plural terrours)

1. Obsolete form of terror.
   • 1644, Henry Hammond, Practical Catechism:

     One sign of despair is the peremptory contempt of the condition which is the ground of hope; the going on not only in terrours and amazement of conscience, but also boldly, hopingly, and confidently in wilful habits of sin.

Anagrams

• roturer

Middle English

Alternative forms

• terrawr

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French terreur, terrour, and its etymon Latin terror, terrōr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛrur/

Noun

terrour

1. (rare, Late Middle English) A terror; a fright.

Descendants

• English: terror
• Scots: terror

References

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

Old French

Noun

terrour oblique singular, m (nominative singular terrours)

1. Alternative form of terreur