trenchour

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Middle English

Alternative forms

trenchere, trencheour, trencheure, trenchore, trenchoure, trenchure, trenschoure

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman trenchour; equivalent to trenchen +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /trɛnˈt͡ʃuːr/, /ˈtrɛnt͡ʃur/

Noun

trenchour (plural trenchours)

A cutting tool; a knife or blade.
A platter; a serving dish.
Bread used as such a dish.

Descendants

English: trencher
→ Welsh: trensiwr
Yola: trenshoorès (plural)

References

“trenchǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Alternative forms

tranchour, trencheor, trencheour, trencheur

Noun

trenchour oblique singular, m (oblique plural trenchours, nominative singular trenchours, nominative plural trenchour)

(Anglo-Norman) cutter (cutting tool)
(Anglo-Norman) cutter (one who cuts)

Descendants

French: tranchoir
→ Middle English: trenchour, trenchere, trencheour, trencheure, trenchore, trenchoure, trenchure, trenschoure
- English: trencher
- → Welsh: trensiwr
- Yola: trenshoorès (plural)

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (trancheor)
trenchour on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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