Aprill

See also: aprill

English

Proper noun

Aprill

1. Obsolete spelling of April.

Anagrams

• Pillar, pillar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Aprille, April, Apprille, Aperil, Aprel

Etymology

Relatinized from Averil, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis. See English April for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a(ː)ˈpriːl/, /ˈaːpril/

Proper noun

Aprill

1. April
   • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 1.

     Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: April (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: Apryle

References

• “ā̆prīl, āpril, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German April.

Noun

Aprill m

1. April (month)

Related terms

Calendar months: Yanuaar/Yenner, Febrewaar/Hanning, Matz, Aprill, Moi, Yuni, Yuli/Tschulei, Aaguscht, Sepdember, Oktower, Nowember, Dezember/Grischtmunet