Norman French

noun

Also called Norman. the French dialect of the Normans or of Normandy.

Norman(def 2).

Origin of Norman French

First recorded in 1595–1605

Related formsNor·man-French, adjective

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Historical Examples of norman french

This is a corruption of the old Norman-French word oyez, “hear ye.”
English Villages
P. H. Ditchfield
Mr Hunter then quotes the words of the original record, which is in Norman-French.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452
Various
Hasn't grasped it yet, its mother tongue being Norman-French.
Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914
Various
French: Norman-French was the language spoken by the Normans.
The History of London
Walter Besant
"I am at your service," said Pabo in Norman-French, which he had acquired.
Pabo, The Priest
Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for norman french

Norman French

noun

the medieval Norman and English dialect of Old FrenchSee also Anglo-French (def. 3)

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