orle

Etymology

From Old French (also modern) orle, from orler (“to hem”), or from Latin *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora (“edge”), probably from os, oris (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːl/

Noun

orle (plural orles)

1. (heraldry) A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
   • 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
2. (heraldry) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse.
3. (architecture) A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.

Anagrams

• Orel, Orël, eorl, lore, relo, role, rôle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorlɛ/
• Hyphenation: or‧le

Noun

orle n

1. eaglet

Noun

orle

1. vocative singular of orel

Further reading

• orle in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• orle in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• orel
• role

Etymology

From Latin *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora (“edge”), probably from os, or- (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁl/

Noun

orle m (plural orles)

1. (heraldry) orle

Further reading

• “orle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• urle (Anglo-Norman)

Noun

orle m, f

1. border; trim (of clothing, a cloth, etc.)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (orle)
• urle on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrlɛ/

Noun

orle

1. locative singular of orzeł
2. vocative singular of orzeł

Adjective

orle

1. neuter nominative singular of orli
2. neuter accusative singular of orli
3. neuter vocative singular of orli
4. other nominative plural of orli
5. other accusative plural of orli
6. other vocative plural of orli

Verb

orle

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of orlar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of orlar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of orlar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of orlar

Verb

orle

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of orlar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of orlar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of orlar.