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English
Etymology
From the Norn reflex of Old Norse kví (“enclosure”).
Noun
quoy (plural quoys)
- (Scotland, chiefly in place names) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.
French
Pronoun
quoy
- Obsolete spelling of quoi.
Middle French
Pronoun
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
References
- quoi on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)