coillu

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōleūtus, derived from Latin cōleus (“testicle”). By surface analysis, coille +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎy/

Adjective

coillu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular coillue)

1. uncastrated

Descendants

• Middle French: couillu
  • French: couillu

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (coillu)