coler
Latin
Verb
cōler
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōlō
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French coler, from Latin collāre.
Alternative forms
- colere, coller, collere
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔlɛːr/, /ˈkɔlər/
Noun
coler (plural colers)
- A piece of clothing or jewelry for around the neck:
- A neckband or collar (part of a garment around the neck)
- A chain made of gold links used as a necklace indicating status.
- Armour or protective gear for the neck area.
- A collar or loop around the neck of an animal (horse, dog, or cat).
- (rare) A shackle or restraint used around the neck for captives.
- A piece of fabric draped atop the upper arm and shoulder.
- (rare) The area around the neck; the halse.
Descendants
- English: collar
- Scots: collar
References
- “colẹ̄r (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.
Etymology 2
From Old French colere, from Latin cholera (which some forms are directly from).
Alternative forms
- colre, colrie, colrye, colorye, colera
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔlər(ə)/, /ˈkɔl(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈkɔləra/
Noun
coler (uncountable)
- Yellow bile as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
- (rare) An disease, affliction, or illness of the digestive system.
Derived terms
- colerik
Descendants
- English: choler
References
- “colre (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.
See also
- humour
- (four humours) flewme, coler, malencolie, sanguine [edit]
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris. Compare col.
Noun
coler m (oblique plural colers, nominative singular colers, nominative plural coler)
- collar (item worn round the neck)
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':
- Qu’il ne ronpe antor le coler
- So that he doesn't break [it] around the collar
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Descendants
- English: collar (borrowed)
- French: collier