feurre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fuerre, from Early Medieval Latin fodrum, from Frankish *fodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂tróm (“food”). Cognate with English fodder.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fœʁ/
Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

feurre m (plural feurres)

(obsolete) hay, straw (especially as used to cushion chairs, cover rural housing etc.)

Related terms

fourrer

Further reading

“feurre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Noun

feurre m (plural feurres)

hay

Descendants

French: feurre

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