navie

English

Noun

navie (plural navies)

  1. Obsolete spelling of navy
    • 1578, John Leslie, Quene Marie:
      The Quene ſent unto the vice admirall, quha was capitane of the navie called Maiſter Winter […]

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French navie.

Noun

navie f (plural navies)

  1. navy (water-based military)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin nāvigia < nāvigium (whence a related masculine Old French navoi), from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”).

Noun

navie oblique singular, f (oblique plural navies, nominative singular navie, nominative plural navies)

  1. navy (water-based military)
    • enemy de Valoys si avoit arraiez un grant armee de navie q’estoit devant nous en l’eawe de Zwyne
  • navoi
  • navilie
  • navirie
  • nef

Descendants
  • English: navy (through Anglo-Norman)
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