plieuther
Norman
editAlternative forms
edit- plleuraïr (Guernsey)
Etymology
editFrom Old French plorer, from Latin plōrō, plōrāre (“cry out”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editplieuther (gerund plieuth'thie)
Antonyms
edit- rithe (“to laugh”)
Derived terms
edit- dêplieuther (“to stop crying”)
- plieuther à fraides lèrmes (“to cry one's eyes out”)
- plieuther coumme un mousse, plieuther coumme un p'tit êfant (“to cry like a baby”)
- plieuther en plieuth'thas-tu (“to be in floods of tears”)
Related terms
edit- d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents (“weeping and gnashing of teeth”)
- j'ter eune lèrme (“to shed a tear”)