burre

See also: burrë

Latin

Adjective

būrre

1. vocative masculine singular of būrrus

Norman

Alternative forms

• buure (continental Normandy)
• beurre (Jersey)
• bür (Sark)

Etymology

From Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Noun

burre m (plural burres)

1. (Guernsey) butter
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 514:

     Qui mange la craïme ne rend pas du burre.

     He who eats his cream makes no butter.

Plautdietsch

Verb

burre

1. to purr (like a cat or a motor)

Tarantino

Noun

burre

1. butter