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Middle French

Noun

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Middle French (uncountable)

A historical division of the French language, spoken roughly from 1340 to 1610, during which French became established as the official language of France.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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In northern French dialect it was hoguinané, going back to Middle French aguillaneuf, meaning a gift given on New Year's eve or the word cried out in soliciting it." Source: Internet

"Orientalism," New York: Vintage Books, 1979: 364 Orient came into English from Middle French orient (the root word is oriēns, L). Source: Internet

The English name comes from earlier "abrecock" in turn from the Middle French abricot, from Catalan abercoc. Source: Internet

The English name of the stone is derived from Middle French : Hématite Pierre, which was imported from Latin : Lapis Hæmatites around the 15th century, which originated from Ancient Greek : αἱματίτης λίθος (haimatitēs lithos, "blood-red stone"). Source: Internet

The most significant of these 13th-century prose romances was the Vulgate Cycle (also known as the Lancelot-Grail Cycle), a series of five Middle French prose works written in the first half of that century. Source: Internet

There are two theories for the sources: it is either derived from the Middle French sacquer (to pull) and bouter (to push) or from the Spanish sacar (to draw or pull) and bucha (a tube or pipe). Source: Internet

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