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Norman French

Norman French proper noun: a dialect of Old French spoken in medieval Normandy, and in England following the Norman Conquest.

Proper noun

Norman French

  1. A dialect of Old French spoken in medieval Normandy, and in England following the Norman Conquest.
    • Some of us can preach, in English-Saxon, in Norman French, and even in Monk-Latin; others cannot in any language or jargon, being stupid.1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VI, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book II (The Ancient Monk), page 67

Questions about Norman French

What does Norman French mean?
Norman French means a dialect of Old French spoken in medieval Normandy, and in England following the Norman Conquest.
What part of speech is Norman French?
Norman French is a proper noun.

Words near Norman French in the dictionary

  1. normalwise
  2. norman
  3. Norman Bates
  4. Norman Conquest
  5. Norman County
  6. Norman French
  7. Norman Invasion
  8. Norman Island
  9. Norman no mates
  10. Norman window
  11. Norman windows

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