norrice
Middle English
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin nūtrīcia, substantivization of the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, an adjective based on nūtrīx (“nurse”).
Noun
norrice oblique singular, f (oblique plural norrices, nominative singular norrice, nominative plural norrices)
- a wet nurse
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la complainte Rutebuef de son oeul:
- Or wet de l’argent ma norrice
- Now my wet nurse wants some money
Descendants
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nŭtrīcia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 248
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