larc

See also: LARC

Friulian

Alternative forms

• larg

Etymology

From Latin largus.

Adjective

larc (feminine largje)

1. wide, broad
2. large

Noun

larc m (plural larcs)

1. width; breadth

Old French

Adjective

larc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular larc)

1. Alternative form of large (“wide”)
   • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Renart:

     Enmi la sale grant et larc

     In the large, wide room

Usage notes

• The Roman de Renart citation above is the only known attestation of larc

References

• E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 32

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin largus.

Adjective

larc

1. generous
2. large; big
3. wide (when used to differentiate between height, width and length)

Descendants

• Occitan: larg

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “largus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 182 (the code for Old Occitan is apr.)