oissor

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin uxor (“wife, spouse, consort”).

Noun

oissor oblique singular, f (oblique plural oissors, nominative singular oissors, nominative plural oissor)

  1. wife, spouse
    • 11th century, Floire et Blancheflor, first verse, line 2457:
      Eu li avoie tele amor
      Qu'en voloie faire m'oissor.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “wife”): espos

Descendants
  • Middle French: oisour (early)
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