Old French (franceis, françois, romanz; French: ancien français) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between … See more

The area of Old French in contemporary terms corresponded to the northern parts of the Kingdom of France (including Anjou and See more

Evolution and separation from Vulgar Latin
Beginning with Plautus' time (254–184 b.c.), one can see phonological changes between Classical Latin and what is called Vulgar Latin, … See more

The material and cultural conditions in France and associated territories around the year 1100 triggered what Charles Homer Haskins termed the "Renaissance of the 12th century", resulting in a profusion of creative works in a variety of genres. Old French … See more

Old French was constantly changing and evolving; however, the form in the late 12th century, as attested in a great deal of mostly poetic writings, can be considered standard. The writing system at this time was more phonetic than that used in most subsequent … See more

Nouns
Old French maintained a two-case system, with a nominative case and an oblique case, for longer than … See more

• History of French
• Anglo-Norman literature
• Arabic–Old French glossary
• Bartsch's law See more