Coloyne
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French Coloigne, Cologne, from Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna). For the phonological development, see caroyne (“corpse, carrion”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editColoyne
Descendants
edit- English: Cologne (pronunciation remodelled after modern French)
- →? Welsh: Cwlen
- Middle Welsh: Cwlwyn
References
edit- “Coloine, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.