ouyr

Manx

Etymology

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Adjective

ouyr

1. tawny, dun, yellow, yellowish

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• oyr

Etymology

From Old French oir, from Latin audiō, audīre.

Verb

ouyr

1. to hear
   • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:

     […] et puis se retira quant messieurs de la court se vindrent asseoir pour ouyr messe.

     […] and then left when the gentlemen of the court came to listen to mass.

Descendants

• French: ouïr