blereau
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French blereau, which according to Bratchet is from a diminutive of blé (“corn, wheat”) thus meaning an animal that feeds on corn.
Noun edit
blereau m (plural blereaux)
Descendants edit
- French: blaireau
References edit
- Brachet, A. (1873) “blereau”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co.