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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman florir, flurir, from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.
Pronunciation
Noun
flouren
- To flower or bloom (develop flowers)
- To benefit (experience prosperity or flourishing)
- To become famous; to develop a legendary reputation.
- To install flowers or images of them (including in a heraldic context)
- (of writing, rare) To flow; to develop ornament.
- (wine, rare) To become a gold colour.
- (cooking, rare) To add a powder (e.g. flour) to a meal.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “flǒuren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.
- “flǒuren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.