clour
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English cloure (“field”).
Etymology 2
From Scots clour, from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”). Cognate with Icelandic klóra (“to scratch”), Norwegian klore (“to scratch, scrawl”).
Scots
Alternative forms
- cloor, clure, clowr, clower
Etymology
From Old Norse klóra (“to scratch, scrawl”). Noun is from Old Norse klór (“a scratching”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkluːr/, /ˈkluər/
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