clour
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English cloure (“field”).
Noun edit
clour (plural clours)
Etymology 2 edit
From Scots clour, from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”). Cognate with Icelandic klóra (“to scratch”), Norwegian klore (“to scratch, scrawl”).
Verb edit
clour (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 edit
clour (plural clours)
- (Scotland) A blow or impingement.
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse klóra (“to scratch, scrawl”). Noun is from Old Norse klór (“a scratching”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
clour (plural clours)
Verb edit
clour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clourin, simple past clourt, past participle clourt)