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

Other words from Norman French

Norman-French, adjective

Words Nearby Norman French

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How to use Norman French in a sentence

Simple, common-sense forms of expression would take the place of obsolete Latin and Norman-French.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. Dall
I have copied the old English and Norman-French word for word, preserving the contractions wherever they occurred.
Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850 | Various
Then, in old Norman-French: "Tout vient apoient, quy peult attendre."
Highways and Byways in London | Mrs. E. T. Cook.
Alms is also in the singular number; being a contraction of the old Norman French, almesse, the plural of which was almesses.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.
Amadas et Idoine, an anonymous Norman French poem of the twelfth century.
Old English Libraries | Ernest Savage

British Dictionary definitions for Norman French

Norman French

noun

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

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