trenchour

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === trenchere, trencheour, trencheure, trenchore, trenchoure, trenchure, trenschoure === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman trenchour; equivalent to trenchen +‎ -our. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trɛnˈt͡ʃuːr/, /ˈtrɛnt͡ʃur/ === Noun === trenchour (plural trenchours) A cutting tool; a knife or blade. A platter; a serving dish. Bread used as such a dish. ==== Descendants ==== English: trencher → Welsh: trensiwr Yola: trenshoorès (plural) ==== References ==== “trenchǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Alternative forms === tranchour, trencheor, trencheour, trencheur === Noun === trenchour oblique singular, m (oblique plural trenchours, nominative singular trenchours, nominative plural trenchour) (Anglo-Norman) cutter (cutting tool) (Anglo-Norman) cutter (one who cuts) ==== Descendants ==== French: tranchoir → Middle English: trenchour, trenchere, trencheour, trencheure, trenchore, trenchoure, trenchure, trenschoureEnglish: trencher→ Welsh: trensiwrYola: trenshoorès (plural) === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (trancheor) trenchour on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub