jornee
Middle English
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
jor + -ee, literally "the amount that can be contained in a day", or from Medieval Latin diurnata (“a day's work, a day's journey, a fixed day, a day”), from Latin diurnus (“daily”), from diēs (“day”).
Noun
jornee f (oblique plural jornees, nominative singular jornee, nominative plural jornees)
- journey
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Chascun jor firent grant jornee
- Each day they made a great journey
- Chascun jor firent grant jornee
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- day
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