flleur

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French flor, flur, from Latin flōs, flōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”).

Noun

flleur f (plural flleurs)

  1. (Guernsey) flower
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 537:
      A flleur de Mars—ni pouque ni sac;
      A flleur d'Avril—pouque et baril;
      A flleur de Mai—barrique et touné.
      Blossom in March requires neither bag nor sac;
      Blossom in April fills bag and barrel;
      Blossom in May fills hogshead and tun.
  2. (Guernsey) flour
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