jornee
Middle English edit
Noun edit
jornee
- Alternative form of journe
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
jor + -ee, literally "the amount that can be contained in a day", or from Medieval Latin diurnata (“a day's work, a day's journey, a fixed day, a day”), from Latin diurnus (“daily”), from diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jornee oblique singular, f (oblique plural jornees, nominative singular jornee, nominative plural jornees)
- journey
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Chascun jor firent grant jornee
- Each day they made a great journey
- day