plieuther
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- plleuraïr (Guernsey)
Etymology edit
From Old French plorer, from Latin plōrō, plōrāre (“cry out”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Verb edit
plieuther (gerund plieuth'thie)
Antonyms edit
- rithe (“to laugh”)
Derived terms edit
- dêplieuther (“to stop crying”)
- plieuther à fraides lèrmes (“to cry one's eyes out”)
- plieuther coumme un mousse, plieuther coumme un p'tit êfant (“to cry like a baby”)
- plieuther en plieuth'thas-tu (“to be in floods of tears”)
Related terms edit
- d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents (“weeping and gnashing of teeth”)
- j'ter eune lèrme (“to shed a tear”)