moien

See also: Moien

Finnish

Noun

moien

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural of moa

Anagrams

• omien, omine

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Middle French

Noun

moien m (plural moiens)

1. Alternative form of moyen

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Old French

Alternative forms

• meien (early Old French)

Etymology

Spelled meien in early Old French, from Latin mediānus.

Noun

moien oblique singular, m (oblique plural moiens, nominative singular moiens, nominative plural moien)

1. middle; centre
2. mediator

Adjective

moien m (oblique and nominative feminine singular moiene)

1. middle; central
2. common; belonging to all

Descendants

• Middle French: moyen
  • French: moyen
• Middle English: meene (from the earlier Old French form meien)
  • English: mean
• Walloon: moyén

References

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