lÿon

See also: lyon, Lyon, Lyón, and lyön

Old French

Noun

lÿon oblique singular, m (oblique plural lÿons, nominative singular lÿons, nominative plural lÿon)

1. alternative form of lion

Usage notes

• Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.