cheri in Middle English

IPA: /ˈtʃɛriː/, /ˈtʃiriː/ Forms: cheries [plural], chiri [alternative], chirie [alternative], chyry [alternative], chere [alternative], cherie [alternative], chery [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cheri, from Old Northern French cherise (“cherry”), from Vulgar Latin ceresia, a reinterpretation of the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium (cerasum, cerasus (“cherry tree”)), from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly derived from a language of Asia Minor. Displaced Old English ciris (also from Vulgar Latin ceresia), which died out after the Norman invasion and was replaced by the French-derived word. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|cheri}} Anglo-Norman cheri, {{der|enm|fro-nor|cherise||cherry}} Old Northern French cherise (“cherry”), {{der|enm|la-vul|ceresia}} Vulgar Latin ceresia, {{der|enm|la-lat|ceresium}} Late Latin ceresium, {{der|enm|la|cerasium}} Latin cerasium, {{der|enm|grc|κεράσιον||cherry fruit}} Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), {{cog|ang|ciris}} Old English ciris, {{cog|la-vul|ceresia}} Vulgar Latin ceresia Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cheri, {{enm-noun|cheries}} cheri (plural cheries)

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"cheri" meaning in Middle English

Noun

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