Phrase guide

Middle French

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A historical division of the French language, spoken roughly from 1340 to 1610, during which French became established as the official language of France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: francès mitjà — Middle French
  • Catalan: francés mitjà — Middle French
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中古法語 /中古法语 (Zhōnggǔ Fǎyǔ) — Middle French
  • Dutch: Middelfrans — Middle French
  • Finnish: keskiranska — Middle French
  • French: moyen français — Middle French
  • Middle French: moyen françoys — Middle French
  • Galician: francés medio — Middle French
  • German: Mittelfranzösisch — Middle French
  • Hindi: मध्य फ्रांसीसी (madhya frānsīsī) — Middle French
  • Japanese: 中世フランス語 (chūseifransugo) — Middle French
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mellomfransk — Middle French
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mellomfransk — Middle French
  • Occitan: francés mejan — Middle French
  • Portuguese: francês médio — Middle French
  • Swedish: medelfranska — Middle French
  • Turkish: orta fransızca — Middle French