pèlerîn

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See also: pelerin and pèlerin

Norman

Etymology

From Old French pelerin, from Ecclesiastical Latin pelegrinus, from Classical Latin peregrinus.

Noun

pèlerîn m (plural pèlerîns)

  1. (religion, Jersey) pilgrim
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 534:
      Rouage ser, gris matin, ch'est la jouaie du pélerin.
      A red evening and a grey morning are the pilgrim's joy.

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