Middle French

noun

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

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Meanings

nounMiddle French (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA historical division of the French language, spoken roughly from 1340 to 1610, during which French became established as the official language of France.

Translations

Catalan francès mitjà, francés mitjà
  • francès mitjàMiddle French
  • francés mitjàMiddle French
Chinese Mandarin 中古法語 /中古法语
  • 中古法語 /中古法语 (Zhōnggǔ Fǎyǔ)Middle French
Dutch Middelfrans
  • MiddelfransMiddle French
Finnish keskiranska
  • keskiranskaMiddle French
French moyen français
  • moyen françaisMiddle French
German Mittelfranzösisch
  • MittelfranzösischMiddle French
Hindi मध्य फ्रांसीसी
  • मध्य फ्रांसीसी (madhya frānsīsī)Middle French
Japanese 中世フランス語
  • 中世フランス語 (chūseifransugo)Middle French
Norwegian Bokmål mellomfransk
  • mellomfranskMiddle French
Portuguese francês médio
  • francês médioMiddle French
Swedish medelfranska
  • medelfranskaMiddle French
Turkish orta fransızca
  • orta fransızcaMiddle French
Cite this entry
APA

Middle French. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20French

MLA

“Middle French.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20French. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Middle French,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20French.

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