navie

English

Noun

navie (plural navies)

1. Obsolete spelling of navy.
   • 1578, John Leslie, Quene Marie:

     The Quene ſent unto the vice admirall, quha was capitane of the navie called Maiſter Winter […]

Anagrams

• naevi, Nieva, avine, nævi, naïve, naive, Évian

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French navie.

Noun

navie f (plural navies)

1. navy (water-based military)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin nāvigia < nāvigium (whence a related masculine Old French navoi), from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”).

Noun

navie oblique singular, f (oblique plural navies, nominative singular navie, nominative plural navies)

1. navy (water-based military)
   • enemy de Valoys si avoit arraiez un grant armee de navie q’estoit devant nous en l’eawe de Zwyne

Related terms

• navoi
• navilie
• navirie
• nef

Descendants

• English: navy (through Anglo-Norman)