Norman

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere.

Verb

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pliôre

  1. (Jersey, weather) to rain
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 535:
      Quànd i' plleut ôve vent d'aval, / Nourrit l'houme et sen cheval; / Quànd i' plleut ôve vent d'amont, / Ch'est merveille si tout ne fond.
      When it rains with a westerly wind it feed man and beast; but when it rains with an east wind it is a marvel if everything does not melt.
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