jolif

Old French

Alternative forms

• joli

Etymology

Either from Old Norse jól (“a midwinter feast, Yule”) +‎ -if, hence "fest-ive"; alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).

Adjective

jolif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jolive)

1. (early Old French) pretty; attractive

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	jolifs or jolis	jolive	jolif
	oblique	jolif			jolive	jolif
plural	subject	jolif	jolives		jolif
	oblique	jolifs or jolis			jolives	jolif

Descendants

• French: joli
• → Middle English: joli, jolie, golli, yoli, yolie, jolif, jolife, jolef, joili
  • English: jolly
• → Italian: giulivo