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