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Frankish

//ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Franks.

    "The Frankish monk Smaragdus, who wrote at the beginning of the 9th century […]"

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the Franks.; In or of the language of the Franks.
  3. 3
    French.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the Franks wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of the Franks, an ancient West Germanic language, ancestral to Dutch.
  2. 2
    French.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Frank + -ish. Compare Middle English Frenkisch, Frenkis (“Frankish, French”), Old English Frencisc (“Frankish, French”). More at French. Doublet of French.

Etymology 2

From Frank + -ish. Compare Middle English Frenkisch, Frenkis (“Frankish, French”), Old English Frencisc (“Frankish, French”). More at French. Doublet of French.

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