houme

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin homo.

Noun

houme m (plural houmes, feminine fanne)

  1. man

Norman

Etymology

From Old French home, Latin homo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔʊm/, /õʊm/, /õm/, /um/

Noun

houme m (plural houmes)

  1. man
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 515:
      Si l'houme aïme autre mûx que sé au moulin i' mourra de set.
      If a man loves others more than himself, he will die of thirst even were he in a mill.
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