flourdelis
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- flowr-delys, flour-de-lys, fflowr-delyce, flourdelice, floure-de-lys, flourdelys, flowrdelyes, floure de lice, floure delys, floure delyce
Etymology
editFrom Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editflourdelis (plural flourdelis) (rare)
- The flower of an iris (often used in medicine)
- A fleur-de-lis (especially in heraldry)
Descendants
edit- English: fleur-de-lis (influenced by modern French fleur de lys)
References
edit- “flǒur-de-līce, flǒurdelīs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.