Cur Definition

kûr
curs
noun
curs
A dog of mixed breed; mongrel.
Webster's New World
A mean, contemptible person.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Currency.
Webster's New World
Current.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cur

Noun

Singular:
cur
Plural:
curs

Origin of Cur

  • From Middle English curre (compare Middle Dutch corre (“house dog”)), shortened from Middle English curdogge or kurdogge, a compound whose second element is clearly dogge (“dog”). The first element is probably from Old Norse kurra (“to growl, grumble”) and related to Middle Low German korren (“to growl”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English curre perhaps of Scandinavian origin gerə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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