urchin
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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urchin hedgehog XIII; (dial.) deformed person XVI; mischievous youngster; little fellow, brat. ME.
urchon, beside
yrichon (XIII),
hirchon,
irchoun — ONF.
herichon, *
ir(e)chon, *
urchon, vars. of OF.
heriçon (mod.
hérisson):- Rom. *
hēriciō,
-ōn-, f. L.
hērīcius, late form of
ērīcius hedgehog.
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