clour
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English cloure (“field”).
Noun
editclour (plural clours)
Etymology 2
editFrom Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor.
Verb
editclour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clouring, simple past and past participle cloured)
- (Scotland, transitive) To inflict a blow on; punch.
- (Scotland, transitive) To make a dent or bump on; ding.
Noun
editclour (plural clours)
- (Scotland) A blow or impingement.
Scots
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse klóra (“to scratch, scrawl”). Noun is from Old Norse klór (“a scratching”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editclour (plural clours)
Verb
editclour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clourin, simple past clourt, past participle clourt)
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