Many Old French words can be found by simply looking them up in any modern French dictionary. This glossary lists those words that are no longer a part of the modern French language. New words will be added just as soon as they become available.
OLD FRENCH DICTIONARY
Note: The letter "i" can sometimes be a "y" or a "j"
Ignorant - (O.F. v. fut.) they will not know
Il - (O.F. p.) he, him
Illicite - (O.F. a.) illicitous
Immeurs - (O.F. n.) permanent commitment, an undertaking
Immortel - (O.F. a.) immortal
Impos - (O.F. a.) impossible
Impotent - (O.F. p.) impotent, lame, weak
Incerte - (O.F. a.) uncertain
Incompetant - (F. a.) incompetant
Index - (L. n.) forefinger
Indigne - (O.F. a.) undignified, dangerous, threatening
Ineptos Criticos - (O.F. n.) inept critics
Infame - (O.F. a.) unfamous, ignominious
Infelice - (F. a.) unfriendly
Infidelle - (O.F. n.) a Mohammedan, Islamic, Muslim, son of Ishmael, Arab
Infinie - (F. a.) infinite
Inique - (O.F. a.) iniquitous
Inobeissant - (O.F. v. fut.) will disobey
Inondation - (F. n.) inundation, deluge, flooded, drowned
Inscium - (O.F. n.) idiots
Insubre - (O.F. n. plur.) Insubrians, Lombardians
Insulit - (O.F. a.) loud, raucous
Insuspect - (O.F. a.) undercover
Intergetez - (O.F. p.) interjected, placed within
Interpretez - (O.F. p.) interpreting, divining
Invahir - (O.F. v.) invade
Invisibles - (O.F. n. plur.) ghosts, spirits
Ire - (O.F. n.) anger
Iront - (O.F. v. fut.) will rage
Isles - (O.F. n. plur.) isles, British Isles
Ismaelites - (O.F. n. plur.) Arabs, Muslims, Islamics
Issue - (O.F. n.) issue, born of
Ister - (L. n.) Danube, Eoster, Ishtar, Babylonian Fertility Goddess
Istra
- (L. v. fut.) will venture forth, will go forth
note: similar to O.F. "sortira"
OLD FRENCH DICTIONARY
The Old French language included many words from Latin and Greek word roots and also regional dialects such as Provencal and and Catalan. You can also check under the classical "class." and figurative "fig." listings in larger modern French dictionaries. Old French can also differ from modern French, since words like "fleuve," which now means "river," also meant "route" or "course," in Old France because rivers were often used as the safest "route" or "course" when travelling between major cities, since roads were poorly maintained, and robbers often waited along these routes. Please keep in mind that many figures of speech such as the "oil and the wine," which does not seem to make much sense today, in those days meant the "good things."
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