histoyre

Middle French

Etymology

Old French estoire, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía)

Noun

histoyre f (plural histoyres)

1. history
2. story; tale; acount
   • 1534, François Rabelais, Gargantua:

     Que nulle histoyre, ou sont les grands merveilles,
     A faict recit d'esmotions pareilles.

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Descendants

• French: histoire