purs

purs

1. plural of pur

purs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pur

• Prus, Spur, spur, surp

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpurs]

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

• IPA^(key): /pyʁ/

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• Homophones: pur, pure, purent, pures
• Rhymes: -yʁ

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

purs m (1st declension)

1. (dialectal) swamp, bog, marsh, mire; alternative form of purvs

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

Conflation of Old English burse f (“bag, pouch”) and Old English pusa m (“wallet, bag, scrip”). More at burse, pusa.

• IPA^(key): /purs/, [purˠs]

purs m

1. purse, leather bag

   Synonyms: burse, pusa

2. wallet, scrip

   Synonym: pusa

Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: purs, purse
  • English: purse
  • Scots: purs, purse