sours

English

Noun

sours

1. plural of sour

Verb

sours

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sour

Anagrams

• ORuss., Russo, Russo-, sorus

French

Adjective

sours

1. masculine plural of sour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sors, sorse, source, sourse, sowrs, surs

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French sours m, sourse f, past participle of sourdre; compare sourden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːrs(ə)/

Noun

sours

1. A source or origin; that which something originates from.

   Synonyms: (rare) spryng, origyne

2. (figuratively) An exemplar of a characteristic.
3. (rare) The origin of a stream of flowing water.

   Synonym: heed

4. (rare) A rise; a movement up.
5. (architecture, rare) A wall fixture supporting an image.

Descendants

• English: source
• Scots: source, soorce

References

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