foisil

Old French

Alternative forms

  • fuisil

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *focīlis (petra), from Latin focus.

Noun

foisil oblique singular, m (oblique plural foisiz or foisilz, nominative singular foisiz or foisilz, nominative plural foisil)

  1. flint (piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark)

Descendants

  • French: fusil

References

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