- Langue d'oil French
- nounmedieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France• Syn: ↑Langue d'oil• Hypernyms: ↑French
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Langue d'oil French
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Langue d'oil — noun medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France • Syn: ↑Langue d oil French • Hypernyms: ↑French * * * läŋˈdȯi(ə)l; läⁿgdȯil, dȯēl, dȯy noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
langue d'oïl — [läng dō̂ ēl′] n. [Fr, lit., language of oïl (< OFr, yes < LL hoc illi < L hoc, this + ille, that): from characteristic use of oïl (Fr oui) for affirmation: cf. LANGUE D OC] a group of French dialects spoken in most of central and N… … English World dictionary
langue d'oïl — [[t]lɑ̃g dɔˈil, ˈdɔ i, ˈdɔɪl[/t]] n. peo the Romance speech of medieval N France; medieval French • Etymology: 1695–1705; < F: language of oïl, i.e., speech in whichoïlis used for “yes” (OF o il this he (did) < L hōc ille; cf. Foui) … From formal English to slang
langue d'oïl — [lɒlangue d oïl(g) dɔɪl] noun the form of medieval French spoken north of the Loire, generally characterized by the use of oïl to mean ‘yes’, and forming the basis of modern French. Origin OFr. lit. language of oïl (see above) … English new terms dictionary
langue d'oïl — /lɒŋgə dɒˈil/ (say longguh do eel) noun the French of medieval northern France which has developed into standard modern French. {Old French: oïl language, i.e. the language in which oïl (from Latin hoc ile) yes was used. See langue d oc} …
langue d'oïl — noun Etymology: French, from Old French, literally, language of oïl; from the French use of the word oïl for “yes” Date: 1703 french 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
langue d'oïl — /lahonn g daw eel , daw ee, doyl / the Romance language of medieval northern France: developed into modern French. [1695 1705; < F: language of oïl (OF; cf. F oui), yes < L hoc ille (fecit) this he (did)] * * * … Universalium
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langue d'oc — [läng dō̂k′] [Fr, lit., language of oc (< Prov, yes < L hoc, this thing): from characteristic use of oc for affirmation (in contrast to LANGUE D OÏL)] a group of French dialects spoken in medieval S France and surviving in Provençal … English World dictionary
