noun
the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
• Hypernyms: ↑French
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nounUsage: 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.