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lÿon

lÿon

See also: lyon, Lyon, Lyón, and lyön

Old French

Noun

lÿon m (oblique plural lÿons, nominative singular lÿons, nominative plural lÿon)

  1. Alternative form of lion

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.