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Old French

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1. Old French - Noun

2. Old French - Proper noun

Meaning

the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century

Source: WordNet

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(...) comes under the influence of old French Fairies who accuse him of constipation of the brain & diarrhea of the mouth. Jack Kerouac

On the French view of international politics: "According to my dictionary, the word 'ally' comes from the Old French. Very Old French, I'd say. For the New French, the word has a largely postmodern definition of 'duplicitous charmer who undermines you at every opportunity.' Mark Steyn

It doesn't take money to have style, it just takes a really good eye. Sometimes you can find amazing culinary antiques that will make it feel like an old French kitchen. Tyler Florence

Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. Source: Internet

Etymology and linguistic differences The modern English word blue comes from Middle English bleu or blewe, from the Old French bleu, a word of Germanic origin, related to the Old High German word blao. Source: Internet

Etymology Animation of 3 ball cascade (also known as a Siteswap 3) The words juggling and juggler derive from the Middle English jogelen ("to entertain by performing tricks "), which in turn is from the Old French jangler. Source: Internet

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