pont torneiz

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

pont tornëis (late)

Etymology edit

From pont (“bridge”) +‎ tornëiz (literally “turnable”).

Noun edit

pont torneiz oblique singular, m (oblique plural pont torneiz, nominative singular pont torneiz, nominative plural pont torneiz)

swingbridge

Descendants edit

French: pont tournis (obsolete)

References edit

Malkiel, Yakov. 1968. The Old French verbal abstracts in -ëiz. Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie 102. 33.