Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either from Old Norse jól (a midwinter feast, Yule) +‎ -if, hence "fest-ive", or ultimately from Latin gaudeō (see etymology at joy).

Adjective

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jolif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jolive)

  1. (early Old French) pretty; attractive

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