flourdelis
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- flowr-delys, flour-de-lys, fflowr-delyce, flourdelice, floure-de-lys, flourdelys, flowrdelyes, floure de lice, floure delys, floure delyce
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flourdelis (plural flourdelis) (rare)
- The flower of an iris (often used in medicine)
- A fleur-de-lis (especially in heraldry)
Descendants edit
- English: fleur-de-lis (influenced by modern French fleur de lys)
References edit
- “flǒur-de-līce, flǒurdelīs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.