orignal
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
orignal (plural orignals)
- (obsolete) A moose.
- 1760, The critical review, or annals of literature, volume 9, page 299:
- Among these the orignal deserves mention. This is an animal of the size of a mule, with thick hair, of a dark brown colour in summer, and almost entirely white in winter, by many supposed to be a species of elk.
See also edit
- L'Orignal (Ontario)
French edit
Etymology edit
From the Basque word oreinak, plural of orein (“deer”). First used in the texts of Samuel de Champlain as orignac.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
orignal m (plural orignaux)
Further reading edit
- “orignal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.