ronner

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

ronner

1. (Switzerland) to murmur, grumble, mumble

Luxembourgish

Adjective

ronner

1. feminine dative of ronn

Middle English

Noun

ronner (plural ronners)

1. A gossip or talebearer.
   • 14th century, The Cloud of Unknowing, Chapter 74:
     • Fleshly janglers, flatterers and blamers, ronkers and ronners, and all manner of pinchers, cared I never that they saw this book

References

• Underhill, Evelyn (1922). The Cloud of Unknowing, Glossary.

Norman

Etymology

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Verb

ronner

1. (Jersey) to growl
2. (Jersey) to purr