champioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

champiun, chaumpiun, champyon, champion, schaumpion, schampyon, chaumpiun, kampyoun, chaunpyoun
(from Old Northern French) kampyoun, caumpiun

Etymology

From Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campiō, from Proto-Germanic *kampijô. Doublet of kempe (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃampiˈuːn/, /tʃamˈpjuːn/, /tʃau̯mpiˈuːn/, /ˈtʃampjun/
(from Old Northern French) IPA^(key): /kampiˈuːn/

Noun

champioun (plural champiouns)

A sportsperson who utilises brute strength; a martial artist.
A combatant or soldier; especially referring to a one who fights alone.
A guardian or safeguarder; one who provides safety or security.
A promoter or evangelist of a cause or belief.
A winner; one who emerges victorious from a challenge.
(rare) A representative appointed to fight in place of another.
(rare) A security officer.

Descendants

English: champion
Scots: champion

References

“champiǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-29.

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