"floure" meaning in Middle English

See floure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} floure
  1. alternative form of floury Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: floury
    Sense id: en-floure-enm-adj-vP9hByTN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} floure
  1. alternative form of flour Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flour
    Sense id: en-floure-enm-noun-eALwmvGr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 59 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 68 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 80 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} floure
  1. alternative form of flouren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flouren
    Sense id: en-floure-enm-verb-cIFQPe6x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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