Vour
/ˈvaʊər/noun
An obsolete or dialectal verb meaning to devour or consume greedily.
Did you know?Vour belongs to the same Latin-rooted family as “voracious,” whose underlying imagery is literally that of swallowing or gulping down food.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷerh₃-
“To swallow or devour”
Classical Latin
Latin
vorāre
“To swallow greedily; devour”
Old French
Old French
vorer
“To devour or consume”
Middle English
Middle English
vouren
“To devour; consume hungrily”
15th–16th Century
English
vour
“An obsolete shortened form meaning “to devour””
Modern English
English
vour
“A rare dialectal or obsolete word for devour”