How do you say “surly” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say bechigous, cerco-reno, charpignous, charpinous, moudourre, ourro. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | bechigous, cerco-reno, charpignous, charpinous, moudourre, ourro, pico-pebre, reboussié, reguergue, reguignous, revessié |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
bechigous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | sorrowful; surly; sorrow |
| Feminine | bechigouso |
| Variants | bechigouso |
cerco-reno
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | surly |
charpignous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | surly |
charpinous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | sorrowful; sullen; cantankerous; scabby; surly; anxious |
| Feminine | charpinouso |
| Variants | charpinouso |
moudourre
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | surly |
ourro
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | surly |
pico-pebre
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | one who harps on, who answers sharply; surly |
reboussié
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | against the grain; surly; the wrong way, contrary |
| Feminine | reboussiero |
| Variants | reboussiero |
reguergue
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | surly; scowling; repulsive |
| Feminine | reguerguergo |
| Variants | reguerguergo |
reguignous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | recalcitrant; surly |
revessié
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | surly |