old french

old French

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ohld french]
- /oʊld frɛntʃ/
- /əʊld frentʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld french]
- /oʊld frɛntʃ/

Definitions of old french words

noun old french the French language of the 9th through the 13th centuries. Abbreviation: OF. 1
noun old french the French language in its earliest forms, from about the 9th century up to about 1400 0
noun old french the French language from c. a.d. 800 to c. a.d. 1500, esp. French from the 9th to the 14th cent. 0

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Origin of old french

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Old french

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Old french

old french popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

old french usage trend in Literature

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