oisel

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”).

Noun

oisel m (oblique plural oiseaus or oiseax or oisiaus or oisiax or oisels, nominative singular oiseaus or oiseax or oisiaus or oisiax or oisels, nominative plural oisel)

bird

Descendants

Bourguignon: ouseâ
French: oiseau
Gallo: ouézai
Lorrain: ougeil, ougé (Barrois)
Norman: ouaîsé, ouésé; ouaîthé; weze
Picard: oisieu
Tourangeau: ouésiau, osiau
Walloon: oujhea

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