roncin

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French roncin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

roncin m (plural roncins)

  1. workhorse (horse)

Old French

Alternative forms

  • rouncie (Anglo-Norman)
  • runci (Anglo-Norman)
  • runcin (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Probably of Germanic origin, from Old High German hros, ros (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą.

Noun

roncin oblique singular, m (oblique plural roncins, nominative singular roncins, nominative plural roncin)

  1. stallion (horse)

References

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