Old French

American  

noun

1. the French language of the 9th through the 13th centuries. OF, O.F., OF.

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Old French British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Old French

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Old French

“Beaufort” comes from the Old French of “beau fort” or “bel fort” for beautiful fortress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

Rooted in agrarian traditions, the term originates from the Old French glener and the Latin glennare, meaning "to gather."

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

In Latin persicum became persica, pessica, the Old French pesche, the Old English peche and peoche, and finally peach.

From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2021

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

From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2020

“Fine, Old French, maybe Latin or something,” she said, flustered.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny