houre

Noun

houre (plural houres)

1. Obsolete spelling of hour
   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     , scene i:

     You come moſt carefully vpon your houre,

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hou‧re
• IPA^(key): /ˈhoure(ʔ)/

Noun

houre

1. raving (wild or incoherent speech)
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 5.

     Tuottaminen ilman suunnitelmaa muistuttaisi enemmän hullun houreita kuin älyn ja opin selväpäisiä pyrkimyksiä.

     A production whithout design would resemble more the ravings of a madman, than the sober efforts of genius and learning.

Anagrams

• rouhe

Alternative forms

• hour, our, oure, howr, howre, awyr, ower

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman houre, from Latin hõra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra).

Etymology 2

Noun

houre f (oblique plural houres, nominative singular houre, nominative plural houres)

1. hour (unit of time)
2. time; moment to do something
   • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     A l'hore de disner, a l'ostex repaira

     At dinnertime, he went back to his lodgings