quoy

== English == === Etymology === From the Norn reflex of Old Norse kví (“enclosure”). === Noun === quoy (plural quoys) (Scotland, chiefly in place names) An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming. == French == === Pronoun === quoy n obsolete spelling of quoi == Middle French == === Alternative forms === quoi === Pronoun === quoy what (interjective) what? (indicates surprise or anger) ==== Usage notes ==== Like modern French quoi, chiefly used after prepositions such as à, de, comme, etc. === References === quoi on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)