graphy

A particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.

Noun

  1. A particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.
    • The scribe of the Oxford M.S. of the Roland on several occasions employs a graphy ol or ul to spell the French developments of nepotem, nepotes; this graphy is not etymological […] - 1939, Mildred Katharine Pope,...
    • Since [ö] could be spelt eu, ue, oe (§§ 11.8, 12.2) these graphies were at times confused, thus peut or poet for puet. - 1974, E. Einhorn, Old French: A Concise Handbook, page 13:

Origin

From French graphie.

Forms

graphies