poulz

Old French

Alternative forms

• pos, pouls, poulx, poux, pouz

Etymology

Latin pulsus.

Noun

poulz oblique singular, m (oblique plural poulz, nominative singular poulz, nominative plural poulz)

1. pulse (detectable flow of the blood, due to the beating of the heart)

Descendants

• Anglo-Norman: puls, pous, pus
  • → Middle English: pous, pouse; pulse (late)
    • English: pulse
      • → Dutch: puls
• Middle French: pouls, poulz, pous
  • French: pouls
    • → Romanian: puls
• Norman: pouls (Jersey)