Old French

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of royne
   • circa 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.