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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Scots warisoun, from Middle English warisoun (“reward, punishment”), from Old Northern French warison, variant garison, guarison. Doublet of garrison.
The change in sense from "reward" to "bugle call" arose from Walter Scott's apparent misinterpretation of a line in the Middle English text The Battle of Otterburn, equivalent to modern English "Minstrels, play up for your warison".
Pronunciation
Noun
warison (plural warisons)
- (obsolete) A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).
Middle English
Noun
warison
- Alternative form of warisoun
Old French
Noun
warison oblique singular, f (oblique plural warisons, nominative singular warison, nominative plural warisons)
- Alternative form of garison