joye
See also: Joye
Middle English
Alternative forms
- joie
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔi̯(ə)/
Noun
joye
- joy; elation; gaiety.
Descendants
- English: joy
- Scots: jo
- → English: jo, joe
- Yola: joee
References
- “joi(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.