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Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Old French doutance.
Pronunciation
Noun
doutance f (plural doutances)
- (Briard, Troyen, Rémois) doubt
J'ai doutance qü tu sos chantou.- I doubt that you are a singer.
Derived terms
References
- Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
- Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes
Old French
Etymology
From douter + -ance.
Noun
doutance oblique singular, f (oblique plural doutances, nominative singular doutance, nominative plural doutances)
- doubt
12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:Ce sachiez, sire, sanz doutance- This you know, sire, without any doubt
Descendants