Old French

noun

the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century

• Hypernyms: ↑French

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noun

Usage: capitalized O&F

: the French language from the time of the earliest documents preserved until the time of Modern French or approximately from the 9th to the 16th century; especially : French from the 9th to the 13th century as distinguished from Middle French of the 14th to the 16th century

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the French language of the 9th through the 13th centuries. Abbr.: OF

[1885-90]

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Old French noun

The French language until about 1400

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Main Entry: ↑old

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Old French,

the French language from about 800 _A.D. to about 1400. Abbr: OF (no periods).

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n. the French language up to c.1400