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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Middle English ''socour'' ( | From Middle English ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/socour socour]'' (“[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/help help], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aid aid]”), from Old French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/secours secours]'' (modern French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/secours secours]), from Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/succursus succursus]'', from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/succurrere succurrere]'' (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/run run] to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/help help]”), from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sub- sub-]'' + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/currere currere]''. | ||
===Transliteratoin Pronunciation=== | ===Transliteratoin Pronunciation=== | ||
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# [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aid aid], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assistance assistance], or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relief relief] given to one in [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distress distress]; help or support. | # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aid aid], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assistance assistance], or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relief relief] given to one in [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distress distress]; help or support. | ||
#* '' | #* ''Yugen cried out for succor in his time of need, and a magical nurse floated down to assist.''[[File:Succor - Angel Rescuing Figure from Bathtub (Earthbath) Under Night Sky.png|alt=Grayscale pixel-art scene of a person lying in a bathtub outdoors at night while a winged figure reaches down from the sky to pull them up, symbolizing rescue or aid.|thumb|Succor - A winged figure descends from the night sky to rescue a vulnerable person from a bathtub in a desolate landscape. Commissioned by MoribundMurdoch; artwork by @pixel_paul.]] | ||
# Aid or assistance in a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/military military] sense, especially [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reinforcement reinforcements] (troops, supplies). | # Aid or assistance in a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/military military] sense, especially [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reinforcement reinforcements] (troops, supplies). | ||
#* ''The army called for succor before the siege worsened.'' | #* ''The army called for succor before the siege worsened.'' | ||
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#* ''Reinforcements were sent to succor the city.'' | #* ''Reinforcements were sent to succor the city.'' | ||
# (obsolete) To [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protect protect] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shelter shelter]. | # (obsolete) To [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protect protect] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shelter shelter]. | ||
===Walkthrough Video=== | |||
{{#ev:youtube|ddbM6IzMWmo|400|center|Video walkthrough for ''succor''}} | |||
====Alternative forms==== | ====Alternative forms==== | ||
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====Other Dictionary Entries for "Succor"==== | ====Other Dictionary Entries for "Succor"==== | ||
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succor Merriam Webster's Entry for "Succor"] | * [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succor Merriam Webster's Entry for "Succor"] | ||
[https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/succor Webster 1828 Entry for "Succor"] | * [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/succor Webster 1828 Entry for "Succor"] | ||
====References==== | |||
* [https://www.fiverr.com/pixel_paul Pixel_Paul (pixel artist on Fiverr)] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 14 April 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Middle English socour (“help, aid”), from Old French secours (modern French secours), from Latin succursus, from succurrere (“to run to help”), from sub- + currere.
Transliteratoin Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- Hangul (US): 서커
- Katakana (US): サカー
Noun
[edit | edit source]US spelling
- aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; help or support.
- Yugen cried out for succor in his time of need, and a magical nurse floated down to assist.
Succor - A winged figure descends from the night sky to rescue a vulnerable person from a bathtub in a desolate landscape. Commissioned by MoribundMurdoch; artwork by @pixel_paul.
- Yugen cried out for succor in his time of need, and a magical nurse floated down to assist.
- Aid or assistance in a military sense, especially reinforcements (troops, supplies).
- The army called for succor before the siege worsened.
- (obsolete, rare) protection or shelter.
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Derived terms
[edit | edit source]Verb
[edit | edit source]US spelling
- To give aid or help; to assist.
- They rushed to succor the injured man.
- (military) To provide aid, especially to a place under siege.
- Reinforcements were sent to succor the city.
- (obsolete) To protect or shelter.
Walkthrough Video
[edit | edit source]Alternative forms
[edit | edit source]- succour (UK)