coillu

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōleūtus, derived from Latin cōleus (“testicle”). By surface analysis, coille +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

(classical) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎy/

Adjective

coillu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular coillue)

uncastrated

Descendants

Middle French: couillu
- French: couillu

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (coillu)

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