flourdelis
Middle English
Alternative forms
- flowr-delys, flour-de-lys, fflowr-delyce, flourdelice, floure-de-lys, flourdelys, flowrdelyes, floure de lice, floure delys
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfluːrdɛˈliːs/
Noun
flourdelis (plural flourdelis) (rare)
- The flower of an iris (often used in medicine)
- A fleur-de-lis (especially in heraldry)
Descendants
- English: fleur-de-lis (influenced by modern French fleur de lys)
References
- “flǒur-de-līce, flǒurdelīs, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.