plieuther

Norman

Alternative forms

plleuraïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French plorer, from Latin plōrō, plōrāre (“cry out”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

plieuther (gerund plieuth'thie)

(Jersey) to cry, weep

Antonyms

rithe (“to laugh”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from plieuther

dêplieuther (“to stop crying”)
plieuther à fraides lèrmes (“to cry one's eyes out”)

plieuther coumme un mousse, plieuther coumme un p'tit êfant (“to cry like a baby”)

plieuther en plieuth'thas-tu (“to be in floods of tears”)

Related terms

Terms related to plieuther

d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents (“weeping and gnashing of teeth”)

j'ter eune lèrme (“to shed a tear”)

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