criour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• criare, crier, criere, crior, cryar, cryer, cryour

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French crieor; equivalent to crien (“to yell”) +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kriːˈuːr/, /ˈkriːur/, /ˈkriːər/

Noun

criour (plural criours)

1. A yeller or crier; one who shouts.
2. An individual employed to make public proclamations.
3. (military, rare) A messenger or herald

Descendants

• English: crier
• Scots: crier

References

• “crīǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.