clour

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English cloure (“field”).

Noun

clour (plural clours)

  1. (obsolete) A field.

Etymology 2

From Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor.

Verb

clour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clouring, simple past and past participle cloured)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To inflict a blow on; punch.
  2. (Scotland, transitive) To make a dent or bump on; ding.

Noun

clour (plural clours)

  1. (Scotland) A blow or impingement.

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse klóra (“to scratch, scrawl”). Noun is from Old Norse klór (“a scratching”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkluːr/, /ˈkluər/

Noun

clour (plural clours)

  1. (archaic) A punch or blow.
  2. (archaic) A bump or bruise.
  3. (archaic) A dent.

Verb

clour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clourin, simple past clourt, past participle clourt)

  1. (archaic) To hit or cause a blow, to dent or disfigure.
  2. (archaic, poetic) To wrinkle or furrow.
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