biau

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French biau, from Latin bellus.

Adjective

biau m

  1. (Guernsey) beautiful

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin bellus.

Adjective

biau m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bele)

  1. graceful, elegant, courteous
  2. noble
  3. (as a term of address) good, as in, my good sir, my good lady
    • late 12th century, Aucassin et Nicolette, page 6 of the Mario Roques edition
      Biax sire, fait li quens, car laisciés ester. Nicolete est une caitive que j’amenai d’estrange tere
      Good sir, said the count, let her be. Nicolette is a captive that I've brought here from a foreign land
  4. handsome; beautiful

Declension
Declension of biau
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject biax or biaus bele biau
Oblique biau bele biau
Plural Subject biau beles biau
Oblique biax or biaus beles biau

Descendants
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