reïne

See also: reine, Reine, reiné, and reìne

Old French

Noun

reïne oblique singular, f (oblique plural reïnes, nominative singular reïne, nominative plural reïnes)

  1. Alternative form of royne
    • c. 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar:
      [Elle] valt mielz de vus, dame reïne
      de cors, de vis e de bealté,
      d'enseignement e de bunté.
      [She] is worth more than you, Your Majesty
      in body, in her face, in beauty
      in education and in goodness.

Usage notes
  • Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.
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