clour

clour

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English cloure (“field”).

Noun

clour (plural clours)

1. (obsolete) A 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”).

Verb

clour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clouring, simple past and past participle cloured)

1. (Scotland, transitive) To inflict a blow on; punch.
2. (Scotland, transitive) To make a dent or bump on; ding.

Noun

clour (plural clours)

1. (Scotland) A blow or impingement.

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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/

Noun

clour (plural clours)

1. (archaic) A punch or blow.
2. (archaic) A bump or bruise.
3. (archaic) A dent.

Verb

clour (third-person singular present clours, present participle clourin, past clourt, past participle clourt)

1. (archaic) To hit or cause a blow, to dent or disfigure.
2. (archaic, poetic) To wrinkle or furrow.