lyon (plural lyons)

1. Obsolete spelling of lion.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,[…] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker,[…], →OCLC, Proverbs 28:1:

     The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.

   • 1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, J. Roberts, page 103:

     Furious as a lyon the fitt comes one, but retires gentle as a lamb.

• noyl, only, ynol

From French lion.

lyon

1. lion

• IPA^(key): [ˈʎõ]

lyon (plural lyon) (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

1. alternative form of fllanc (“side”)

• flanc in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

From French lion.

• IPA^(key): /ljɔ̃/

lyon

1. lion

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 119

From French lion.

lyon

1. lion

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN

lyon

1. alternative form of lyoun

From Old French lion, from Latin leo, leonis.

lyon m (plural lyons)

1. lion (mammal)

• French: lion
  • Haitian Creole: lyon
  • Mauritian Creole: lyon
  • Seychellois Creole: lyon

From French lion.

lyon

1. lion

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN

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