plieuther

Norman

Alternative forms

• plleuraïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French plorer, from Latin plōrō, plōrāre (“cry out”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

plieuther (gerund plieuth'thie)

1. (Jersey) to cry, weep

Antonyms

• rithe (“to laugh”)

Derived terms

• 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

• d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents (“weeping and gnashing of teeth”)
• j'ter eune lèrme (“to shed a tear”)