capun

Middle English

Noun

capun

1. alternative form of capoun

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French capon, from Latin capo (Late Latin *cappo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈpuːn/

Noun

capūn m

1. capon (a gelded cockerel)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	capūn	capūnas
accusative	capūn	capūnas
genitive	capūnes	capūna
dative	capūne	capūnum

Descendants

• Middle English: capoun, capen, capon, chapon, chapoun, kapoun, capun (Early Middle English), capwn, kapon (Late Middle English)
  • English: capon
  • Middle Scots: capon, capoun

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “CAPÚN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.