rouai

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Verb

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rouai

  1. first-person singular past historic of rouer

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Norman

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Wikipedia nrf

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Noun

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rouai m (plural rouais)

  1. (Jersey) king
    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

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See also

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Chess pieces in Norman · pièches d'échecs (layout · text)
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