francien
/fɹɒ̃.sjã/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
adj
Of or relating to the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
Example Sentences
- "There were about eleven dialects in Old French, but not all were of literary importance, and all were increasingly dominated from the end of the twelfth century by Francien, the language used by the royal court and the centralized administration in and around Paris."
- "The scarcity of texts localizable to the Ile-de-France region would seem to pose a serious challenge to Francien's privileged status."
- "Conversely, native Francien-speaking poets often displayed a degree of linguistic smugness and superiority."
- "Grammars of Old French are without exception based on the Francien dialect."
Etymology
Borrowed from French francien.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: francien