rouai

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁwe/

Verb

rouai

  1. first-person singular past historic of rouer

Anagrams

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French roi, from Latin rēx, rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Noun

rouai m (plural rouais)

  1. (Jersey) king
    Lé rouai est mort, lé rouai vit! ― The king is dead, long live the king!
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 517:
      Ch'tait du temps Rouai Jehan.
      It was in the time of King John.
  2. (Jersey) joist

Coordinate terms

See also

Chess pieces in Norman · pièches d'échecs (layout · text)
rouai danme châté êvêque c'valyi pion
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