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only uses -aie (rarely -oie), thus (O)Fr. arbroi(e)/aubroi(e) (Daubray),<br />

auberoi(e) (white poplar), aulnoi(e)/aunaie (Delaunay), charmoi(e) (Carmoy)<br />

(horabeam), chastenoi (Châten-oy, -ay), chesnoi(e)/chênaie (Duquesnay),<br />

coldroi/coudraie, esp<strong>in</strong>oi(e)/ép<strong>in</strong>aie (Ep<strong>in</strong>oy, Engl. sp<strong>in</strong>ney), faï,<br />

fresnoi(e)/frênaie (Fresnoy, Frasnay), jonchoi/jonchaie, ormoi(e)/ormaie<br />

(Ormoy), p<strong>in</strong>oie, prunoi(e) (Prun-oy, -ay), ronçoi (brambles), rosoy(e) (Rosay),<br />

rouvroi (Rouvr-oy, -ay) (oak), sausoi(e)/saussaie/saulcie (Sauss-oy, -ay),<br />

vernoi(e) (alder), vignoi (Vign-oy, -ay), now only arbroie, au(l)naie, charmoie,<br />

chênaie, coudraie, ép<strong>in</strong>aie, frênaie, jonchaie, ormaie, prunelaie, ronceraie,<br />

rouvraie, saussaie or saulaie, and similarly boulaie (birch), buissaie (box),<br />

cannaie (there is also an old canoi listed by Godefroy under chaumoi), cerisaie,<br />

châtaigneraie, fougeraie (fern), hêtraie (beech), mûr(er)aie, noiseraie, olivaie,<br />

peupleraie (earlier peuplaie), pommeraie, roseraie, tremblaie (aspen) and so on.<br />

Provençal follows a very similar pattern, us<strong>in</strong>g both -ETU and -ETA, with many<br />

of the mascul<strong>in</strong>e forms now only used as names and the fem<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>e ones act<strong>in</strong>g as<br />

the standard forms, as can be seen from the follow<strong>in</strong>g: aubret,<br />

aubaret/aubaredo (white poplar, willow), Aunet, Lavelanet/avelanedo, bessedo<br />

(birch), bouisset/bouissedo, Canet, Cardet (thistle), casta(g)net/<br />

casta(g)nedo/castagnaredo, cauprenedo (hornbeam), Ceriset/cer(i)eiredo,<br />

Coudret, Esp<strong>in</strong>et, Euzet/Auzet (holm-oak), Faiet/Faget/fagedo (Gasc. hayedo),<br />

Fenouiet/fenouiedo (fennel), Figueiret/figueiredo, Freyssenet/freissenedo,<br />

Grevoulet/grifouledo (holly), Lauret/lauredo, Mouret/Mouredo/amourie(i)redo,<br />

Nozedes/Nougaret/nougaredo, Oumet/oumedo (Gasc. aumeda), Oulivet/<br />

ouliv(eir)edo, pibouledo (black poplar), P<strong>in</strong>et/p<strong>in</strong>edo, Poumet/Poumaret/<br />

poumaredo, Rouret/rouredo, rouvet (Rouvet)/rouvedo (brambles), sambuguedo<br />

(elder), Sauset/sausedo, Vernet/vernedo; a different formation is seen <strong>in</strong><br />

cassenado/cassagnado, where French has chênaie. In Gascon too one f<strong>in</strong>ds<br />

similar forms preserved as names, so Castah(i)ed, Averaed (Bec, p. 1/521,<br />

Bour., §270d).<br />

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