pryssoon

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish prísún, from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisun, prisoun, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).

Noun

pryssoon m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

prison

Derived terms

cur ayns pryssoon, pryssoonee (“imprison”)
pryssoonagh (“prisoner”)
pryssooneyder (“imprisoner”)

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