Middle English Dictionary Entry
Franken n. plural
Entry Info
| Forms | Franken n. plural Also Fra(u)ncene (gen.). |
| Etymology | OE Francan. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The inhabitants of Gaul or France; (b) the Norman French conquerors of England.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)3715 : He al þis kine-lond biwon..& ȝef hit Cordoille þe wes Francene quene.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)3152 : Leir..sende hit..in Frauncene [Otho: France] londe.
b
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1107 : Ðis wæs rihtlice ymbe vii gear þæs þe se cyng Henri cynedomes on feng, & wæs þat an and fowertigeðe gear þæs þe Francan þyses landes weoldan.