houme

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin homo.

Noun

houme m (plural houmes, feminine fanne)

1. man

Norman

• haomme (Guernsey)
• homme, houmme (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French home, Latin homo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʊm/, /õʊm/, /õm/, /um/

Noun

houme m (plural houmes)

1. man
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 515:

     Si l'houme aïme autre mûx que sé au moulin i' mourra de set.

     If a man loves others more than himself, he will die of thirst even were he in a mill.