blaireau
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French blereau, blariau, from Old French blarel, from blair.
- Possibly from Frankish *blari (“sporting a white blaze on the forehead”) (compare *blasā).
- Alternatively, from Gaulish *blaros, referring to the color gray, closely related to Proto-Celtic *blāwos (“yellow”).
- According to Bratchet, from a diminutive of blé (“corn, wheat”) thus meaning an animal that feeds on corn.[1]
Replaced Old French taisson (“badger”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblaireau m (plural blaireaux, feminine blairelle)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Brachet, A. (1873) “blaireau”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co.
Further reading
edit- “blaireau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editNorman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French blarel, from blair.
Noun
editblaireau m (plural blaireaus)
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