OLD FRENCH Definition & Meaning

Old French

Old French

the French language in its earliest forms, from about the 9th century up to about 1400 OF

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First recorded in 1885–90

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“Domain” derives from Old French, denoting heritable or landed property; its Latin-derived cognate, “domicile,” means, of course, “home.”

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Apparently, “nice” comes to us from Latin, through Old French, into Middle English, then into the English we speak today.

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The word “morgue” comes from the Old French “morguer,” meaning “to look at solemnly.”

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“Marshal” comes from the Old French “mareschal”, originally meaning someone who looked after horses, and then a military commander.

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Its use goes back as far as around 1300, when in Old French, it meant pretty much the same thing as it does now.

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