escuchon

Old French

Alternative forms

escusson

Etymology

escu +‎ -on, with the interfixed sequence -ch- (later -ss-) to break up the vowel sounds.

Noun

escuchon oblique singular, m (oblique plural escuchons, nominative singular escuchons, nominative plural escuchon)

small shield; escutcheon

Descendants

French: écusson
→ Middle English: scochon
- English: escutcheon, scutcheon

References

Etymology and history of “écusson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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