pllie

Norman

Alternative forms

• plyie (Jersey)
• plyii (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French pluie, from Vulgar Latin *ploia < *plovia, from Classical Latin pluvia.

Noun

pllie f (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) rain
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 534:

     Cherne à la lune, le vent, la pllie, ou la brune.

     When there's a circle round the moon, wind, rain, or fog, will follow soon.