ouyr

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish odor, from Old Irish odur, from Proto-Celtic *udros, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“watery, aquatic”). Cognate to Irish odhar and Scottish Gaelic odhar.

Adjective

ouyr

  1. tawny, dun, yellow, yellowish

Noun

ouyr ? (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. autumn, fall
  2. harvest season

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French oir.

Verb

ouyr

  1. to hear
    • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
      […] et puis se retira quant messieurs de la court se vindrent asseoir pour ouyr messe.
      […] and then left when the gentlemen of the court came to listen to mass.

Descendants
  • French: ouïr (dated)
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