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
Ma - (O.F. p.) my
Mabus - (O.F. n.) sudam (mirror image of mabus)
Macelin
- (O.F. n.) evil one, cruel one, a person of low birth
Macter/Machter - (O.F. n.) malleable earth
Main/Maintenant
- (O.F. n.) hand, taking, pillage
note: c'et maintenant - then there will be
Mais - (F. p.) but, however
Mal/Maling - (O.F. a.) badly, poorly, evil
Malefique - (O.F. a.) dangerous
Malheureuse - (O.F. n.) misfortune, misery
Malheureuses - (O.F. a.) ill-timed, unhappy
Manche - (O.F. n.) hilt, handle, sleeve
Manne - (F. n.) food
Mansol
- (O.F. n.) Great-One, Holy-One, Refined-One, Revered-One
note: from Latin "Manus Solus" or "Humanus Solus" - Man of the Sun
Marbre - (O. F. n.) marble
Marc - (O.F. n.) the German $ mark (currency)
Marcher - (O.F. n.) marching
Marinade - (O.F. n.) mix
Marine - (O.F. n.) marine, sea, maritime, ocean
Marriage - (O.F. n.) marriage
Mars
- (L. n.) war, warlike attack, battle, rebellion, passion
note: Latin "Mars" - god of war
Masculine - (O.F. a.) masculine
Masle - (O.F. n.) male
Masques - (O.F. n. plur.) artists, entertainers, performers, actors
Mastin - (O.F. n.) master, guardian, watcher, keeper, monk
Matiere - (O.F. n.) subject matter, legal discourse, papal edict
Mature - (O.F. a.) fully, carefully
Medlier - (O.F. n.) belt, waist sash
Menant - (O.F. v. fut.) will lead
Mene - (O.F. p.) led off
Menees - (O.F. n. pl.) plotted events, conspiracies
Mer - (O.F. n.) ocean, sea, body of water
Mercy - (O.F. n.) mercy
Mere - (O.F. n.) mother
Meslee - (O.F. n.) melee, attack, skirmish
Meslera - (O.F. v. fut.) will mix
Mesme - (O.F. p.) same, self
Mettant - (O.F. v.) they are putting out, leaving
Mettra - (O.F. v. fut.) will put, will commit to death
Meurtre - (O.F. p.) murdered
Midi - (O.F. a.) midday, southern
Mil/Mille - (O.F. a.) thousand
Milieu - (O.F. n.) middle
Million - (O.F. a.) million
Mine - (O.F. p.) shown, witnessed
Mis - (O.F. v.) put, place, thrust
Mitre/Mittre - (O.F. n.) a bishop's mitre, or the paper mitre of shame
Mine - (O.F. a.) witnessed
Mitre/Mittre - (O.F. n.) a bishop's mitre, or the paper mitre of shame
Moindre - (F. p.) least
Moine - (O.F. n.) monk
Moins - (O.F. a.) less, lest
Mois - (O.F. n.) month
Monarchie - (O.F. n.) monarchy
Monarque - (O.F. n.) monarch
Monde - (O.F. n.) the world
Monstre - (O.F. a.) monstrous, ominous, incredible
Montaigne - (O.F. n.) mountain, Rome
Monument - (O.F. n.) monument
Mords - (O.F. n. plur.) injuries
Mort - (O.F. a.) dead, death, deceased
Mourra - (O.F. v fut.) will die, will end, will murder
Mourrir - (F. p.) to die
Moyennant - (O.F. n.) means, method
Moyens - (O.F. n. plur.) deeds, acts, ways
Mueire - (O.F. n.) glaze coating
Multe - (O.F. n.) warning, advise
Munismes - (O.F. n., plur.) stores, supplies, money, currency, booty
Muraille - (O.F. n.) wall, rampart
Murs - (O.F. n. plur.) walls
Myrnarmee - (O.F. n.) loyal followers
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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