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quoy
English
Etymology
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Noun
quoy (plural quoys)
- (Scotland, chiefly in place names) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.
French
Pronoun
quoy ?
- Obsolete spelling of quoi
Middle French
Alternative forms
- quoi
Pronoun
quoy
- what
- 1602, Laurent de Paris, Le palais d'amour divin de Jésus, et de l'âme chrestienne ou toute personne tant religieuse que séculière peut apprendre à aymer Dieu en Dieu, page 9
- A quoy pensez vous ?
- What are you thinking about?
- A quoy pensez vous ?
- 1602, Laurent de Paris, Le palais d'amour divin de Jésus, et de l'âme chrestienne ou toute personne tant religieuse que séculière peut apprendre à aymer Dieu en Dieu, page 9
- (interjective) what? (indicates surprise or anger)
Usage notes
- Like modern French quoi, chiefly used after prepositions such as à, de, comme, etc.
References
- quoi on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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puoy
English
Noun
puoy (plural puoys)
- Alternative form of poy (“pole for barges”)
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