doulceur

Middle French

Alternative forms

• dolceur, doulcheur, doulcour, doulçour
• douceur, doucheur, douçour

Etymology

Either from Old French dolçor, or douceur with the l added back to reflect the original Latin spelling.

Noun

doulceur f (plural doulceurs)

1. softness; tenderness

Descendants

• French: douceur
  • → Dutch: douceur
  • → English: douceur
• → Middle English: douceoure, dousour