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quoy

English

Etymology

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Noun

quoy (plural quoys)

  1. (Scotland, chiefly in place names) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.

French

Pronoun

quoy ?

  1. Obsolete spelling of quoi

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • quoi

Pronoun

quoy

  1. 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?
  2. (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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quey

English

Noun

quey (plural queys)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A heifer.

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