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langue d'oïl

langue d'oïl noun: the language of medieval France, north of the Loire, in which the word oïl was used for “yes”.

Noun

langue d'oïl (countable and uncountable, plural langues d'oïl)

  1. (uncountable) The language of medieval France, north of the Loire, in which the word oïl was used for “yes”.
  2. (countable) A specific dialect within this continuum

Forms of langue d'oïl

plurallangues d'oïl

Origin of langue d'oïl

Unadapted borrowing from French langue d'oïl.

Questions about langue d'oïl

What does langue d'oïl mean?
Langue d'oïl means the language of medieval France, north of the Loire, in which the word oïl was used for “yes”.
What part of speech is langue d'oïl?
Langue d'oïl is a noun.
What is the plural of langue d'oïl?
The plural of langue d'oïl is langues d'oïl.

Words near langue d'oïl in the dictionary

  1. languagism
  2. languagist
  3. languagists
  4. Langub
  5. langue
  6. langue d'oïl
  7. langue de chat
  8. Langue nouvelle
  9. langued
  10. Languedoc
  11. Languedoc-Roussillon

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