jolif

Old French

Alternative forms

• joli

Etymology

Either from Old Norse jól (“a midwinter feast, Yule”) +‎ -if, hence "fest-ive", or ultimately from Latin gaudeō (see etymology at joy).

Adjective

jolif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jolive)

1. (early Old French) pretty; attractive

Declension

Declension of jolif

Number	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