dangier

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French dangier.

Noun

dangier m (plural dangiers)

  1. danger

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dom(i)narium, from Latin dominium (“ownership”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dãnˈdʒjer/

Noun

dangier m (oblique plural dangiers, nominative singular dangiers, nominative plural dangier)

  1. difficulty; problem
    • 12th or 13th Century, Courtebarbe, Des trois avugles de Compigne:
      Cele part vont tout sanz dangier,
      Si s'en entrent en la meson,
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
      It was without any difficulty,
      that they went into the house,
  2. danger

Derived terms
  • dangereus

Descendants
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