baubel
Old French
Etymology
Probably a reduplication of biau, bel (“good, pretty”).
Noun
baubel oblique singular, m (oblique plural baubeaus or baubeax or baubiaus or baubiax or baubels, nominative singular baubeaus or baubeax or baubiaus or baubiax or baubels, nominative plural baubel)
References
- Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “baubel”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Baubel”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.