plovier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin pluviārius, probably from Latin pluvia.

Noun

plovier m (oblique plural ploviers, nominative singular ploviers, nominative plural plovier)

plover (bird)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Érec et Énide':
  Qui de l'alete d'un plovier
  Peissoit sor son poing l'esprevier

Descendants

English: plover
French: pluvier

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