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English

Etymology

From Old French (also modern) orle, from orler (“to hem”), or from Latin *orula, a diminutive of ora (“edge”), probably from os, oris (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/

Noun

orle (plural orles)

1. (heraldry) a bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge
   • 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
2. (heraldry) the wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse

   Synonyms: torse, wreath

3. (architecture) a fillet under the ovolo of a capital

Anagrams

• Orel, Orël, eorl, lore, relo, role, rôle

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?orl?]
• Hyphenation: or?le

Noun 1

orle n

1. eaglet

   Synonyms: orlí?e, orlík

Declension

Derived terms

• orlátko

Related terms

Noun 2

orle

1. vocative singular of orel

Further reading

• orle in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• orle in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• orel, role

French

Etymology

From Latin *?rula, a diminutive of ?ra (“edge”), probably from ?s, ?ris (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/

Noun

orle m (plural orles)

1. (heraldry) orle, bordure
2. (architecture) orle

Further reading

• “orle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Alternative forms

• urle (Anglo-Norman)

Noun

orle m or f

1. border; trim (of clothing, a cloth, etc.)

Descendants

• ? English: orle
• French: orle

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (orle)
• urle on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??r.l?/
• Homophone: orl?

Noun

orle m

1. locative/vocative singular of orze?

Adjective

orle

1. inflection of orli:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• orle in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Verb

orle

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of orlar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of orlar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of orlar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of orlar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?le/, [?o?.le]

Verb

orle

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of orlar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of orlar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of orlar.

English

Etymology

19th century. Borrowed from German orfe, orf, possibly from French orphe or Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus (“gilt-head bream”), from Ancient Greek ????? (orph?s, “sea perch”).

May be related to Old English eorp, earp (“dark, dusky”), Old High German erpf (“brown”), Old Norse jarpr (“brown”), and Ancient Greek ?????? (orphnós, “dark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??f/
• Rhymes: -??f

Noun

orfe (plural orfes)

1. A fish, the ide, Leuciscus idus.

Translations

Anagrams

• Fore, Freo, OFer, fore, fore-, froe, o-fer, ofer

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (orphanós).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /???.f?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /??r.f?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /???.fe/

Adjective

orfe (feminine òrfena, masculine plural orfes, feminine plural òrfenes)

1. orphan

Noun

orfe m (plural orfes or òrfens, feminine òrfena)

1. orphan

Derived terms

• orfenat

Further reading

• “orfe” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “orfe” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “orfe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “orfe” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Noun

orfe

1. Alternative form of orf