Word origin
[1300–50; ME
essoine ‹ AF, OF
essoigne,
essoine, n. deriv. of
essoinier to put forward such an excuse, v. deriv. (with
es- ex-) of
sogne, ult. ‹ Old Low Franconian *
sunnja legal excuse, care (cf. OS
sunnea, ON
syn denial, Goth
sunja truth)
]This word is first recorded in the period 1300–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: action, discharge, finish, natural, stuff