Wordwyrt

succour

Meaningrun to help

Common meaning: give help in difficulty

Journey through time

  1. Latinsuccurrere‘run to help’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsrun to help → soscorresucurre‘soscorre’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftssoscorre → helpsocouren‘help’source
  4. Englishsuccour‘give help in difficulty’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin succurrere ‘run to help’.

Roots

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