Aprill

See also: aprill

English

Proper noun

Aprill

Obsolete spelling of April

Anagrams

Pillar, pillar

Middle English

Alternative forms

Aprille, April, Apprille, Aperil, Aprel

Etymology

Relatinized from Averil, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis. See English April for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a(ː)ˈpriːl/, /ˈaːpril/

Proper noun

Aprill

April
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 1.
  Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote

Descendants

English: April (see there for further descendants)
Scots: Apryle

References

“ā̆prīl, āpril, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German April.

Noun

Aprill m

April (month)

Related terms

Calendar months: Yanuaar/Yenner, Febrewaar/Hanning, Matz, Aprill, Moi, Yuni, Yuli/Tschulei, Aaguscht, Sepdember, Oktower, Nowember, Dezember/Grischtmunet

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