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langue d'oïl
[ lahng daw-eel, daw-ee, doil ]
noun
- the Romance language of medieval northern France: developed into modern French.
langue d'oïl
/ lɑ̃ɡ dɔj /
noun
- the group of medieval French dialects spoken in France north of the Loire; the medieval basis of modern French
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Word History and Origins
Origin of langue d'oïl1
1695–1705; < French: language of oïl ( Old French; compare French oui ), yes < Latin hōc ille ( fēcit ) this he (did)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of langue d'oïl1
literally: language of oïl (the northern form for yes ), ultimately from Latin hoc ille ( fecit ) this he (did)
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Example Sentences
Two languages, the langue d'oc and the langue d'oïl, gave birth to two separate species of poetry.
From Project Gutenberg
This, the langue d'oïl, became at length the French language.
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