morve

Unknown. Possibly from a metathesis of Occitan vorm, vorma (cf. also Catalan borm), akin to French gourme, itself from Frankish *wurm; cf. English worm. Alternatively, derived from Latin morbus.

• IPA^(key): /mɔʁv/

morve f (plural morves)

1. snot (mucus)
   • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:

     On va protéger notre quartier, Gaby, a répondu Armand en essuyant la morve avec le revers de sa main.

     We're going to protect our 'hood, Gaby, replied Armand, wiping away the snot with the back of his hand.

2. glanders

• morver
• morveux

morve

1. inflection of morver:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• morve on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “morve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• vomer

morve f

1. plural of morva