warison (plural warisons)
(obsolete) Wealth, possessions; a treasure (literal or figurative).
(obsolete) A reward, recompense.
(obsolete after misuse by Walter Scott) A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).
Source: Wiktionary
War"i*son, n. Etym: [OF. warison safety, supplies, cure, F. guérison cure. See Warish, v. t.]
1. Preparation; protection; provision; supply. [Obs.]
2. Reward; requital; guerdon. [Obs. or Scot.] Wit and wisdom is good warysoun. Proverbs of Hending.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
