enformour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enformer, enfourmer, informer

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enformour; equivalent to enformen (“to provide with information”) +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈfɔrmur/, /ɛnˈfuːrmur/

Noun

enformour (plural enformours) (Late Middle English, rare)

1. teacher, advisor
2. informer, informant
3. creator, shaper

Descendants

• English: informer

References

• “enfǒurmer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.