clour
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English cloure (“field”).
Noun[edit]
clour (plural clours)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Scots clour, from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”). Cognate with Icelandic klóra (“to scratch”), Norwegian klore (“to scratch, scrawl”).
Verb[edit]
clour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clouring, simple past and past participle cloured)
- (Scotland, transitive) To inflict a blow on; punch.
- (Scotland, transitive) To make a dent or bump on; ding.
Noun[edit]
clour (plural clours)
- (Scotland) A blow or impingement.
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse klóra (“to scratch, scrawl”). Noun is from Old Norse klór (“a scratching”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clour (plural clours)
Verb[edit]
clour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clourin, simple past clourt, past participle clourt)
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