feurre

French

Etymology

Old French fuerre, from Frankish *fodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, from Proto-Indo-European *pātróm (“food”). Cognate with English food.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fœʁ/

Noun

feurre m (plural feurres)

1. (obsolete) hay, straw (especially as used to cushion chairs, cover rural housing etc.)

Middle French

Noun

feurre m (plural feurres)

1. hay