"clour" meaning in English

See clour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: clours [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cloure (“field”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|cloure||field}} Middle English cloure (“field”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clour (plural clours)
  1. (obsolete) A field. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-clour-en-noun-gVDllCOT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: clours [plural]
Etymology: From Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|clour}} Scots clour, {{der|en|enm-esc|clour}} Early Scots clour, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|sco|cloor|t=to scratch; a scratch}} Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), {{cog|no|klore|t=to scratch with the nails}} Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), {{cog|non|klóra|t=to scrawl, scratch}} Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clour (plural clours)
  1. (Scotland) A blow or impingement. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-clour-en-noun-ebtJWCpS Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 32 19 20 2 4 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 36 22 21 1 3 6 6 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: clours [present, singular, third-person], clouring [participle, present], cloured [participle, past], cloured [past]
Etymology: From Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|clour}} Scots clour, {{der|en|enm-esc|clour}} Early Scots clour, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|sco|cloor|t=to scratch; a scratch}} Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), {{cog|no|klore|t=to scratch with the nails}} Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), {{cog|non|klóra|t=to scrawl, scratch}} Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} clour (third-person singular simple present clours, present participle clouring, simple past and past participle cloured)
  1. (Scotland, transitive) To inflict a blow on; punch. Tags: Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-clour-en-verb-hrgcIyII Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Scotland, transitive) To make a dent or bump on; ding. Tags: Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-clour-en-verb-AvY35IZc Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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