cortois

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cortois.

Adjective

cortois

  1. courteous, well-mannered

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

cortois m

  1. A dog character in the story of Reynard the fox.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • “cortois”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cortois”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old French

Adjective

cortois m (oblique and nominative feminine singular cortoise)

  1. Alternative form of corteis
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