Frankish
/ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ/ adj, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the Franks.
"The Frankish monk Smaragdus, who wrote at the beginning of the 9th century […]"
- 2 Of or pertaining to the Franks.; In or of the language of the Franks.
- 3 French.
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the Franks wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The language of the Franks, an ancient West Germanic language, ancestral to Dutch.
- 2 French.
Example
More examples"Today's lingua francas aren't very Frankish at all."
Etymology
From Frank + -ish. Compare Middle English Frenkisch, Frenkis (“Frankish, French”), Old English Frencisc (“Frankish, French”). More at French. Doublet of French.