quoy
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Norn reflex of Old Norse kví (“enclosure”).
Noun edit
quoy (plural quoys)
French edit
Pronoun edit
quoy
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronoun edit
quoy
- what
- 1602, Laurent de Paris, Le palais d'amour divin de Jésus, et de l'âme chrestienne ou toute personne tant religieuse que séculière peut apprendre à aymer Dieu en Dieu, page 9:
- A quoy pensez vous ?
- What are you thinking about?
- (interjective) what? (indicates surprise or anger)
Usage notes edit
- Like modern French quoi, chiefly used after prepositions such as à, de, comme, etc.
References edit
- quoi on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)