"gay" meaning in Middle French

See gay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: gaye [feminine, singular], gays [masculine, plural], gayes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Variant of Old French gai, borrowed from Old Occitan gai, possibly of Germanic origin, or from Latin vagus. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|gai}} Old French gai, {{bor|frm|pro|gai}} Old Occitan gai, {{der|frm|gem}} Germanic, {{der|frm|la|vagus}} Latin vagus Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective||gays|feminine singular|gaye|masculine plural|gays||{{{mp2}}}|feminine plural|gayes|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=}} gay m (feminine singular gaye, masculine plural gays, feminine plural gayes), {{frm-adj}} gay m (feminine singular gaye, masculine plural gays, feminine plural gayes)
  1. cheerful; happy; gay Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gay-frm-adj-5sAqSel5 Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gay meaning in Middle French (1.8kB)

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