plieuther
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Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- plleuraïr (Guernsey)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French plorer, from Latin plōrō, plōrāre (“cry out”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Verb[edit]
plieuther (gerund plieuth'thie)
Antonyms[edit]
- rithe (“to laugh”)
Derived terms[edit]
- dêplieuther (“to stop crying”)
- plieuther à fraides lèrmes (“to cry one's eyes out”)
- plieuther coumme un mousse, plieuther coumme un p'tit êfant (“to cry like a baby”)
- plieuther en plieuth'thas-tu (“to be in floods of tears”)
Related terms[edit]
- d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents (“weeping and gnashing of teeth”)
- j'ter eune lèrme (“to shed a tear”)