burre

See also: burrë

Latin

Adjective

būrre

  1. vocative masculine singular of būrrus

Norman

Alternative forms
  • buure (continental Normandy)
  • beurre (Jersey)
  • bür (Sark)

Etymology

From Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Noun

burre m (plural burres)

  1. (Guernsey) butter
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 514:
      Qui mange la craïme ne rend pas du burre.
      He who eats his cream makes no butter.

Plautdietsch

Verb

burre

  1. to purr (like a cat or a motor)

Tarantino

Noun

burre

  1. butter
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