Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From gaut +‎ -ine.[1] Cognate with English wold and weald.

Noun

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gaudine oblique singularf (oblique plural gaudines, nominative singular gaudine, nominative plural gaudines)

  1. woods (woodland area)
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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “wald”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 486