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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman raisun, from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, ratiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛːsun/, /rɛːˈsuːn/
Noun
resoun (plural resouns)
- reason
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologues”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
Er that I ferther in this tale pace,
Me thynketh it acordaunt to resoun
To telle yow al the condicioun
Of ech of hem, so as it semed me.- Before I proceed further in this tale,
It seems to me in accord with reason
To tell you all the circumstances
Of each of them, as it seemed to me.
Descendants
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Etymology 2
From Old French reson; equivalent to re- + soun.
Pronunciation
Noun
resoun (plural resouns)
- echoing sound, reverberation
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
Descendants
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