plieuther

Norman

Alternative forms
  • plleuraïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French plorer, from Latin plōrō, plōrāre (“cry out”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

plieuther (gerund plieuth'thie)

  1. (Jersey) to cry, weep

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • dêplieuther (“to stop crying”)
  • plieuther à fraides lèrmes (“to cry one's eyes out”)
  • plieuther coumme un mousse, plieuther coumme un p'tit êfant (“to cry like a baby”)
  • plieuther en plieuth'thas-tu (“to be in floods of tears”)
  • d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents (“weeping and gnashing of teeth”)
  • j'ter eune lèrme (“to shed a tear”)
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