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  • Marches, he was in all probability Welsh by extraction, though the two languages through which he has become known in literature are medieval church Latin, and the so-called Norman-French spoken at the

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • Norman-French that had intermingled with the sturdy Saxon breed.

    CHAPTER I 2010

  • Fashions in names certainly changed after the Norman conquest, when Norman-French names like Richard and William and Robert became popular and the Old English names dropped out of use, and it's unlikely that all the farmers and cottars with such names were of Norman descent.

    Cearl, King of the Mercians Carla 2009

  • Where William the "Bastard," later known as William the Conqueror, was born, whose Norman Conquest brought Norman-French culture to England, and had an impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages.

    Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: Yes, We Ca(e)n! In Normandy 2009

  • GuernseyEnglish, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

    Languages 2008

  • Provencal origin, differing widely from the minstrels of Normandy, and the adjacent provinces of France, with whose tales of chivalry, as well as the numerous translations of their works into Norman-French and English,

    Anne of Geierstein 2008

  • GuernseyUK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries

    Ethnic groups 2008

  • Languages: English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

    Guernsey 2008

  • Ethnic groups: UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries

    Guernsey 2008

  • English terms; Latin and (so called) Norman-French being the languages almost exclusively employed in it.

    Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine 2006

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