pâler

See also: paler

Norman

Alternative forms

• parlaïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

pâler (gerund pâl'lie)

1. (Jersey) to speak
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 539:

     L'âne de Balaam a pâlaï j'airon du macré.

     Balaam's ass has spoken, we shall soon have mackerel.