rejoy

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verb

To rejoice

OriginMiddle English rejoyen ← Old French resjoir →
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Meanings

verbrejoy (third-person singular simple present rejoys, present participle rejoying, simple past and past participle rejoyed)

present singular third person rejoys · participle present rejoying · participle past rejoyed · past rejoyed

  1. archaicTo rejoice
  2. archaicTo enjoy

Origin

  1. Old Frenchresjoir
  2. Middle Englishrejoyen
  3. Englishrejoy

From Middle English rejoyen, rejoien, from Old French resjoir, equivalent to re- + joy.

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APA

rejoy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejoy

MLA

“rejoy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejoy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rejoy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejoy.

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