"odour" meaning in Middle English

See odour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɔːˈduːr/, /ɔˈduːr/, /ˈɔːdur/, /ˈɔːdər/ Forms: odours [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Latin odor. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|odour}} Anglo-Norman odour, {{der|enm|la|odor}} Latin odor Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} odour, {{enm-noun|odours}} odour (plural odours)
  1. A smell or scent; a nasal sensation (often intrinsic):
    A pleasant or appealing smell or scent.
    Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-odour-enm-noun-YU5dzytW Disambiguation of Smell: 44 44 8 3
  2. A smell or scent; a nasal sensation (often intrinsic):
    The scent of living matter or substances.
    Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-odour-enm-noun-rTvqwedc Disambiguation of Smell: 44 44 8 3
  3. (figurative) A sensation or quality; the feeling produced by something. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-odour-enm-noun-49MpBCcN
  4. (rare) The power of discerning scents. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-odour-enm-noun-KzWT1MMz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: odowre, odor, odure, odoure, odyr, oudour, odowr, odir, odur

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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