chambre forene

Middle English

Etymology

From chambre +‎ foreyn.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃaːmbər fɔˌrɛːn/

Noun

chambre forene (plural chambres forene)

  1. (euphemistic) A "room outdoors", an outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    • 1297, Robert of Gloucester, Chronicle, page 310:
      In to a chambre forene þe gadelyng gan wende.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

References
  1. "foreign, adj. and n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (1897), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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