7/14/2023 0 Comments Hodie christus natus est meaningThese have led me to consider possibilities that I can’t find definitive proof for but I think are not too far-fetched (I hope!) But, variant pronunciations of noel aside, I still have questions about its form. I am certain, therefore, that noe is functioning just like noel. Some variations given are: noé, nau, and nô, with the earliest attested use of noé being in Rutebeuf, 1230-1285 see: One French carol that is still easily found online and which apparently dates from the 14th or 15th century is Nau, nau, nau, naulet, nau being noel in the Anjou dialect and naulet a diminutive – see: and also It is possible, therefore, that Latin noe is somehow echoing a pronunciation of noel unfamiliar to us.
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