larc

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Friulian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin largus.

Adjective[edit]

larc (feminine largje)

  1. wide, broad
  2. large

Noun[edit]

larc m (plural larcs)

  1. width; breadth

Old French[edit]

Adjective[edit]

larc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular larc)

  1. Alternative form of large (wide)
    • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Renart:
      Enmi la sale grant et larc
      In the large, wide room

Usage notes[edit]

  • The Roman de Renart citation above is the only known attestation of larc[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “largus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 186. Last paragraph of the first column. No other Old French attestations under largus are for larc.
  • E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 32

Old Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin largus.

Adjective[edit]

larc

  1. generous
  2. large; big
  3. wide (when used to differentiate between height, width and length)

Descendants[edit]

  • Occitan: larg

References[edit]