Vocabulary of Old French (franceis, romanz)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           medre, la medre, medres
2.    father           pedre, li pedre, pedre
3.    sister           suer, la suer, serors


1.    water           ewe, l’ewe
2.    fire           fus, li fus, fu
3.    sun           soleilz, li soleilz


Nostre pain de chascun jor nos donne hui.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           chatz, li chatz, chat
2.    dog           chiens, li chiens, chien
3.    horse           chevaus, li chevaus, cheval


1.    white           blans, blanche
2.    black           neirs, neire
3.    red           roge, roge

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