flleur

Norman

Alternative forms

• (flower): flieur (Jersey)
• (flour): flieu (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French flor, flur, from Latin flōs, flōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”).

Noun

flleur f (plural flleurs)

1. (Guernsey) flower
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 537:

     A flleur de Mars—ni pouque ni sac;
     A flleur d'Avril—pouque et baril;
     A flleur de Mai—barrique et touné.

     Blossom in March requires neither bag nor sac;
     Blossom in April fills bag and barrel;
     Blossom in May fills hogshead and tun.

2. (Guernsey) flour