polain
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin pullāmen, from Latin pullus (“animal young”).
Noun edit
polain oblique singular, m (oblique plural polainz, nominative singular polainz, nominative plural polain)
- foal (young horse)
- a metonymic occupational name for a horsebreeder
- a nickname given to a person characterized by nervious, frisky, foal-like energy