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
Nager - (O.F. p.) swimming, flowing, honorably serving, etc..
Naissance - (O.F. p.) born
Naistra - (O.F. v. fut.) will be born, will be delivered
Nanar - (O.F. p.) in no way, by no means, etc..
Nativite - (O.F. n.) nativity, birth
Naturel - (O.F. a.) natural
Navale - (O.F. a.) naval
Navigeant - (O.F. v. fut.) will sail
Nay - (F. n.) birth, born, descent
Ne - (O.F. p.) not
Necessite - (O.F. a.) needy, pressured
Nef - (F. n.) a ship, a religious congregation
Neptune - (O.F. n.) god of the sea
Neuf - (F. n.) nine
Neufve
- (O.F. a.f.) new
see: Cite' Neufve
Noir - (F. a.) black, dark, evil, an evil person
Nom - (O.F. n.) name, number, numerous, famous
Nombril - (O.F. n.) navy
Nommera - (F. v. fut.) will name
Non - (O.F. p.) not
Nonante - (O.F. a.) ninety
Nonchalance - (O.F. a.) nonchalant, careless
Nonnaire - (O.F. n.) convent (Nunnery)
Nopces - (O.F. n.) nuptuals, marriage
Nore - (O.F. n.) daughter-in-law
Nous - (O.F. p.) we, us
Nouveau - (O.F. a.) new
Nova - (O.F. a.) new
Nubileuse - (O.F. a.) overcast, obscured, cloudy
Nue - (O.F. a.) nude, exposed, vulnerable
Nuit/Nuict - (O.F. n.) night
Nuls - (O.F. p.) none, not any
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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