everichon

everichon

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From everich, variant of every (every) +‎ on (one); the loss of /t͡ʃ/ seen in every is avoided since it is protected by the following vowel of on.

The final syllable of Kentish Middle English evrichen may either reflect vowel reduction or a parallel formation from ene, enes (once).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛv(ə)r(it͡ʃ ˌɔ̝ːn/, /ˈɛv(ə)ri(ː)ˌt͡ʃɔ̝ːn/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛv(ə)rilk ˌaːn/ (Northern)

Pronoun

everichon

  1. everyone, every one (every (single) person or thing)
    • c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, line LINES:
      So hadde I spoken with hem everichon / That I was of hir felaweshipe anon,
      So had I spoken with them, every one, / That I was of their fellowship anon,
  2. each one (each person or thing)

Descendants

  • English: everychone, every chone
  • Middle Scots: everilkane

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