fumygacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

fumygacion, fumygacyon, fumigation, fumigacioun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fumigation, from Late Latin fumigatio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiu̯miɡaːˈsjuːn/, /fiu̯miˈɡaːsjun/

Noun

fumygacioun (plural fumygaciouns) (Late Middle English)

The burning of odourous substances for medicinal or religious reasons.

Descendants

English: fumigation

References

“fūmigāciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-03.

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