burre

See also: burrë

Danish

Etymology

From Swedish borre, from or related to Old Norse burst (“bristle”). Related to barsk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuɐ̯ʌ]

Noun

burre c (singular definite burren, plural indefinite burrer)

1. burdock (Arctium)

Declension

Declension of burre

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	burre	burren	burrer	burrerne
genitive	burres	burrens	burrers	burrernes

Further reading

• “burre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Adjective

būrre

1. vocative masculine singular of būrrus

Norman

Alternative forms

• buure (continental Normandy)
• beurre (Jersey)
• bür (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French bure, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Noun

burre m (plural burres)

1. (Guernsey) butter
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 514:

     Qui mange la craïme ne rend pas du burre.

     He who eats his cream makes no butter.

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Of imitative origin

Verb

burre

1. to purr (like a cat or a motor)

Tarantino

Etymology

From Old French bure

Noun

burre

1. butter