les in Middle French

Forms: le [masculine, singular], la [feminine, singular] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Inherited from Old French les, from Latin illōs m and illās f Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|frm|fro|les|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French les, {{inh+|frm|fro|les}} Inherited from Old French les, {{inh|frm|la|illōs|g=m}} Latin illōs m Head templates: {{head|frm|article|masculine singular|le|feminine singular|la|g=m-p|g2=f-p}} les m pl or f pl (masculine singular le, feminine singular la)

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}

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"les" meaning in Middle French

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