lavour

Middle English

Alternative forms

lavor, laver, lavur, lavyr

Etymology

From Old French laveoir, from Late Latin lavātōrium. Doublet of lavatorie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laːˈvuːr/, /ˈlaːvur/, /ˈlaːvər/

Noun

lavour (plural lavours)

A jug or pitcher; a container for pouring water.
A basin or sink for washing one's hands in.
(rare) A cream for washing one's skin.

Descendants

English: laver

References

“lāvǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-24.

Romansch

Alternative forms

lavur (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin labor, labōrem.

Noun

lavour f (plural lavours)

(Surmiran) work

Related terms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) lavurar
(Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) luvrar

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