plloin

Norman

Alternative forms

• pliein (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

Adjective

plloin m

1. (Guernsey) full
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 532:

     Caud Mai, gras chimequière, fred Mai, granges pllaïnes.

     A warm May, a fat churchyard, a cold May, full granaries.