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Francien
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francien
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr francien.
Pronunciation
en /fɹɒ̃.sjã/
Proper noun
The dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
en Francian
en Singing Early Music Timothy James McGee; A. G. Rigg; David N. Klausner 1996 66 0253210267 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.
en 2000 Susan C. Herring; Pieter Th. van Reenen; Lene Schøsler Textual Parameters in Older Languages 9027237026 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eb7giEukVe8C&pg=PA50&dq=%22Francien+dialect%22+%22Old+French%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Francien%20dialect%22%20%22Old%20French%22&f=false 50 The scarcity of texts localizable to the Ile-de-France region would seem to pose a serious challenge to Francien's privileged status.
en The French Language Today: A Linguistic Introduction Adrian Battye; Marie-Anne Hintze; Paul Rowlett 2003 1136903356 Conversely, native Francien-speaking poets often displayed a degree of linguistic smugness and superiority.
Adjective
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Of or relating to the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
en Francian
en 2000 Susan C. Herring; Pieter Th. van Reenen; Lene Schøsler Textual Parameters in Older Languages 9027237026 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eb7giEukVe8C&pg=PA50&dq=%22Francien+dialect%22+%22Old+French%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Francien%20dialect%22%20%22Old%20French%22&f=false 50 Grammars of Old French are without exception based on the Francien dialect.
Anagrams
en acefinnr Francine financer
Dutch
Proper noun
f
nl female Francine
French
Etymology
fr :af Francie -ien
fr Francie ien
Pronunciation
Noun
m Francienne
Francian (native or inhabitant of Francia)