A Dictionary, of the Norman Or Old French Language: Collected from Such Acts of Parliament, Parliament Rolls, Journals, Acts of State, Records, Law Books, Antient Historians, and Manuscripts, as Relate to this Nation, Calculated to Illustrate the Rights and Customs of Former Ages, the Forms of Laws and Jurisprudence, the Names of Dignities and Offices, of Persons and Places; and to Render the Reading of Those Records, Books and Manuscripts, which are Written in that Language, More Easy; as Well as to Restore the True Sense and Meaning of Many Words, Hitherto Deemed Quite Obscure Or Mistranslated

Robert Kelham

Jan 1843 · T. & J.W. Johnson

Ratings and reviews

This book, archaic in style as exemplified by the mode of use of the passive voice (namely the use of the simple past as a participle), does in fact address a rather archaic thing. It is only useful to historical French buffs and weirdos like me who want to learn Old French on top of their high-school Modern French class. As one of those weirdos, I respect the effort put into the book and if I weren't sporting a headache right now I'd be studying it like processed food companies on a proposed aspartame alternative.