flouren

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === floure, fluren, florie, flowren === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman florir, flurir, from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfluːrən/ === Noun === flouren To flower or bloom (develop flowers) To benefit (experience prosperity or flourishing) To become famous; to develop a legendary reputation. To install flowers or images of them (including in a heraldic context) (of writing, rare) To flow; to develop ornament. (wine, rare) To become a gold colour. (cooking, rare) To add a powder (e.g. flour) to a meal. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: flower, flour Scots: flour ==== References ==== “flǒuren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 September 2019. “flǒuren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 September 2019.