robeor

Old French

Etymology

rober +‎ -eor

Noun

robeor oblique singular, m (oblique plural robeors, nominative singular robere, nominative plural robeor)

thief; burglar; robber

Descendants

→ Middle English: robbour, robbare, robbeour, robbere, robbor, robbowre, robour, roboure, rubbere
- English: robber
- Scots: robber
- >? Yola: ropeare, ropear

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (robeor)

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