Norman French

noun

1. Also called Norman. the French dialect of the Normans or of Normandy.
2. Norman ( def 2 ).

Norman French

noun

1. the medieval Norman and English dialect of Old French See also Anglo-French

Other Words From

• Norman-French adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Norman French¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

Simple, common-sense forms of expression would take the place of obsolete Latin and Norman-French.

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I have copied the old English and Norman-French word for word, preserving the contractions wherever they occurred.

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Then, in old Norman-French: "Tout vient apoient, quy peult attendre."

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Alms is also in the singular number; being a contraction of the old Norman French, almesse, the plural of which was almesses.

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Amadas et Idoine, an anonymous Norman French poem of the twelfth century.

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