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Old French
Etymology
Either from Old Norse jól (“a midwinter feast, Yule”) + -if, hence "fest-ive"; alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).
Adjective
jolif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jolive)
- (early Old French) pretty; attractive
Declension
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