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flouren

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman florir, flurir, from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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flouren

  1. To flower or bloom (develop flowers)
  2. To benefit (experience prosperity or flourishing)
  3. To become famous; to develop a legendary reputation.
  4. To install flowers or images of them (including in a heraldic context)
  5. (of writing, rare) To flow; to develop ornament.
  6. (wine, rare) To become a gold colour.
  7. (cooking, rare) To add a powder (e.g. flour) to a meal.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of flouren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) flouren, floure
present tense past tense
1st-person singular floure floured
2nd-person singular flourest flouredest
3rd-person singular floureth floured
subjunctive singular floure
imperative singular
plural1 flouren, floure floureden, flourede
imperative plural floureth, floure
participles flourynge, flourende floured, yfloured

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: flower, flour
  • Scots: flour

References

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