Francien
/fɹɒ̃.sjã/
Francien proper noun: the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
Proper noun
Francien
- The dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
- There were about eleven dialects in Old French, but not all were of literary importance, and all were increasingly dominated from the end of the twelfth century by Francien, the language used by the royal court and the centralized administration in and around Paris.1996, Timothy James McGee, A. G. Rigg, David N. Klausner, Singing Early Music, →ISBN, page 66
- The scarcity of texts localizable to the Ile-de-France region would seem to pose a serious challenge to Francien's privileged status.2000, Susan C. Herring, Pieter Th. van Reenen, Lene Schøsler, Textual Parameters in Older Languages, →ISBN, page 50
- Synonyms:
- Francian
Adjective
Francien (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
- Grammars of Old French are without exception based on the Francien dialect.2000, Susan C. Herring, Pieter Th. van Reenen, Lene Schøsler, Textual Parameters in Older Languages, →ISBN, page 50
- Synonyms:
- Francian
Synonyms of Francien
Origin of Francien
Borrowed from French francien.
Questions about Francien
- What does Francien mean?
- Francien means the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
- What part of speech is Francien?
- Francien can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Francien?
- Francien is pronounced /fɹɒ̃.sjã/.
Words near Francien in the dictionary
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