coudre

Noun

 * 1)  elbow

Etymology
,, from , from.

The original Old French infinitive was, where -d- was inserted as a gliding sound. The preconsonantal -s- then became silent, in this case dropping from the spelling relatively early on. The d-spellings in the present tense are merely analogical (for expected ).

Verb

 * 1) to sew
 * 2) to mend