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Fraunce
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English
Proper noun
~
en France.
en.
See also
en Fraunces Frauncis
Anagrams
en acefnru furnace
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm France Frans Franse Fraunse Frawnce Frawns
enm Franche rare
Etymology
enm xno Fraunce, from enm la-lat Francia, from la francus -ia 1. As an adjective, presumably a modification of enm Fransch, variant of enm Frensch, after the proper noun; compare the possible reverse analogy in the rare variant enm Franche, though there are other explanations for such forms (such as influence from fro-nor Franche).
Pronunciation
enm /ˈfrau̯ns(ə)/ /ˈfrans(ə)/
enm /ˈfrant͡ʃ(ə)/ rare
Proper noun
enm medieval kingdom r/Western Europe corresponding to modern France France
XII 148 Sȏme men haue ſaıd that ıt war good foꝛ the kyng that the cȏmons of englond wer made poer as be the cȏmons of fruͣnce Some people have said that it would be good for the King if the commoners of England were made [as] poor as the commoners of France are.
enm by extension The area of Europe where the langue d'oïl is spoken.
Descendants
en France
gmw-msc France
References
Fraunce n MED17594
FRANCE 91
Adjective
enm Sc French ethnically or nationally
Descendants
gmw-msc France Fraunce
References
DOST France, Fraunce adj https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/france
enm Countries in Europe Demonyms
Middle Scots
Proper noun
gmw-msc proper noun 1
gmw-msc France
Adjective
gmw-msc adjective 1
gmw-msc France
Norman
Alternative forms
nrf France Jersey
Proper noun
nrf France nrf France Q142
Old French
Proper noun
f
fro Anglo-Norman fro France
Related terms
fro fraunceis, fro Fraunceis