ouyr

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish odor, from Old Irish odur, from Proto-Celtic *udros, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“watery, aquatic”). Cognate to Irish odhar and Scottish Gaelic odhar.

Adjective

ouyr

1. tawny, dun, yellow, yellowish

Noun

ouyr ? (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. autumn, fall
2. harvest season

Middle French

Alternative forms

• oyr

Etymology

From Old French oir.

Verb

ouyr

1. to hear
   • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:

     […] et puis se retira quant messieurs de la court se vindrent asseoir pour ouyr messe.

     […] and then left when the gentlemen of the court came to listen to mass.

Descendants

• French: ouïr (dated)