quoy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Norn reflex of Old Norse kví (“enclosure”).
Noun[edit]
quoy (plural quoys)
French[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
quoy
Middle French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
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?
- (interjective) what? (indicates surprise or anger)
Usage notes[edit]
- Like modern French quoi, chiefly used after prepositions such as à, de, comme, etc.
References[edit]
- quoi on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)