hoore

Fula

Etymology

From the root ɓer-, related to temper

Noun

hoore nde (plural ko'e ɗe) (also kohe ɗe, koye ɗe)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. (social) head, leader

Usage notes

Derived terms

  • hooreejo (leader)

References

  • Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
  • D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
  • F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hōre.

Noun

hoore

  1. Alternative form of hore (whore)

Etymology 2

From Old English horu, horh.

Noun

hoore

  1. Alternative form of hore (muck)

Etymology 3

From Old English hārian.

Verb

hoore

  1. Alternative form of horen
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