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This glossary (F-L) can provide a valuable reference for French words in general use during the 15th century. It also includes words from other European languages as well, such as Latin and Greek, that heavily influenced the French language of the era. This dictionary may also explore the derivation of certain words or phrases in order to further clarify their meaning. The French language has undergone many changes over the last 500 years, mostly due to alterations in lifestyles, and improvements in technology. All this must be taken into account when attempting to translate Old French prophecies like those of Nostradamus.
Facet
- (L., v.i.) to do easily
note: from Latin "facesso" - to do eagerly
Faillir - (O.F., p.) failing, slipping, sliding, falling, declining
Faim - (O.F., n.f.) intense suffering, hunger, anger, passion, desire
Faire - (F., n.) an act, neccessary action
Fait/Faict - (O.F., n.) fated act, deed, grant
Famine - (O.F., n.) famine
Farouches - (O.F., a.) fierce, ferocious
Faschee - (O.F., n.) fascist
Fascheux - (O.F., a.) grievous
Faulte - (O.F., n.f.) faulted, wanted
Favorable - (O.F., a.) favorable
Femme - (O.F., n.) woman
Fer - (F., n.) iron, steel
Fer/Fera/Feront
- (O.F., v.i.) (he, she, it, there) will be, will make, will produce, will create
note: the French word "faire" - to make or create
Feste - (O.F., n.) festival, celebration
Feu/Feux - (F., a., n.) fire, burning, aflame
Feut - (O.F., a.) stuffed, filled
Fez - (F., n.) Turkey, Turkish coast of Africa
Fils/Filz - (O.F., n.) son, boy
Fin/Finie - (O.F., n.) finish, end
Flambe - (O.F., n.) flame, light
Fleaux - (O.F., n.) disaster, scourge, catastrophe
Fleur/Fleurir - (O.F., n., v.i.) flower, Fleur-de-Lis, bloom, luster
Fleuve
- (O.F., n.) river, (fig.) course
source: Cassell's French Dictionary ISBN# 0-02-522620-7
note: in 15th century Europe, rivers were the main route or "course" of travel
between major cities. Roads were poorly kept and often beset by robbers.
Florence - (O.F., n.) Florence
Foi/Foy - (F., n.) faith
Fondation - (O.F., n.) beginning, ending, wasting away
Force - (O.F., n.) force, forces, troops
Forme - (O.F., n.) shape, form
Fort - (O.F., n.) strength, power
Fortune - (F., n.) fortune, good luck
Fouldres
- (O.F., n.) flames, lightning, a thunderbolt, a feared person
note: from French word "foudre" - lightning
Franco - (O.F., n.) Franco (Spanish dictator)
Fraticider - (O.F., n.) a religious assassin
Fruict - (O. F., a.) fruit, fruitfulness
Frustrez - (O.F., n.) frustration, disappointment
Fuir - (O.F., n.) flight, escape
Fulgures - (L., n., plur.) lightning, flashes, explosions
Fut/Futur - (O.F., n.) future
Garder - (O.F., v.t.) guard against, defend
Garse - (O.F., n.) whore, prostitute
Gaulois/Galois - (O.F., n.) French, the French people
Gaule - (O.F., n.) France
Gens - (O.F., n.) humans, people
Gennes - (O.F., n.) Genoa
Germain/Germanie - (F., n.) German, Germany
Globes - (O.F., n.) globes, cylinders
Glomes - (O.F., n.) tight group, conglomerate
Goulfre - (O.F., n.) gulf
Grand - (F., a.) grand, great
Grandemont - (O.F., a.) very greatly
Grand Armee - (O.F., n.) great army, Napoleon's "Grand Armee" of France
Grans/Grands - (O.F., a.) grand, great, greater, expanded
Gravier - (O.F., n.) sand, gravel
Griphon - (O.F., n.) griffon
Gris - (O.F., n.) grey, raw, cold
Grogne - (O.F., n.) growing disappointment
Guerre - (O.F., n.) war, warlike attack
Guerir - (O.F., v.i.) heal, recover
Hanix - (O.F., n.) a grunting effort
Harange - (O.F., n.) harange, raving
Haute
- (O.F., n.) a higher or safer position
Hecatombe - (O.F., n.) slaughter, holocaust
Hemispere - (O.F., n.) hemisphere
Hermes - (O.F., n.) Hermes, god of Hellas (Greece)
Herne
- (O.F., n.) a gentile lady
note: shortened form of "heroine"
Hister
- (L., n.) Hitler
note: Nostradamus' clever wordplay on the name of Adolph Hitler,
combining "Hitler" with "Ister," giving both Hitler's name and place
of origin. The Latin name for the Danube was "Ister"
Hom/Hommage - (O.F., n.) homage
Hom/Homme - (O.F., n.) man, mankind
Honore - (F., a.) honored
Horreur - (O.F., n.) horror
Horrible - (O.F., a.) horrible
Horrifique - (O.F., a.) terrible, horrific
Hors - (O.F., a.) out of proportion
Hosce/Hos
- (L., v.i.) this, these
Hostaige - (O.F., n.) hostage
Hostera - (O.F., v.t. fut.) will take hostage, will capture
Huile - (O.F., n.) oil
Huille - (O.F., a.) stained as if by oil
Humains - (F., n.) human beings, mankind, humanity
Ignorans - (O.F., a.) ignorant
Il/Ils - (O.F., a.) he, they
Immeurs - (O.F., n.) immersion, commitment, an undertaking
Immortel - (O.F., a.) immortal
Incompetant - (O.F., a.) incompetent, immature
Indigne - (O.F., n.a.) indignity, undignified, affront, injury, danger
Ineptos - (O.F., a.) inept
Infernaux - (O.F., a.) infernal
Inique - (L., a.) iniquitous
Inhabitees
- (L., a.) inhabited
note: from Latin "inhabito" - to inhabit
Inobeissant - (O.F., a.) disobedient
Inondation - (F., n.) inundation, deluge
Inscium - (L., a.) ignorant
Invahir - (O.F., n.) an invasion
Ir/Iront - (O.F., v.t.) going angrily, attacking
Isles - (O.F., n.) isles, British Isles
Islu - (O.F., a.) issued
Ismaelites - (O.F., n.) Arabs
Istra
- (L., v.i.) venture forth, go forth
note: similar to O.F. "sortira"
Italie - (O.F., n.) Italy
Jamais - (O.F., p.) never, not ever
Jeune - (F., a.) young
Jeur - (F., n.) day
Joie/Joye - (F., n.) joy
Journaulx - (O.F., n.) journal, record of the past
Juge - (O.F., p.) judged
Juriste - (O.F., n.) judge
Jusque - (O.F., p.) til, untill, unto, even to, up to, etc.
Juste - (O.F., a.) just
La - (O.F., p.f.,) the
Lac - (O.F., n.) lake
Laisse - (O.F., v.i.) to leave, let go of, let loose
Langue - (O.F., n.f.) language, speech, tongue
Lascher - (O.F., v.t.) lash, beat, pound, fire upon
Lasche - (O.F., a.) loose, slack, lowly, cowardly, treacherous
Lasse - (O.F., a.) tired, weary
Laude
- (L., n.) laud, praise
note: from Latin "laudo" - to praise
Le/Les - (O.F., p.m.) the
Legis - (O.F., n.) legislation, law
Legent
- (L., v.i.) read
note: from Latin "lego, legent" - to read, peruse
Lettres - (O.F., n.) letters, decrees
Liberte - (O.F., n.) liberty, freedom
Lict - (O.F., n.) seat, place, bed, a military base or encampment
Lieu/Lieux - (O.F., n.) place, location, lineage, position
Ligue - (O.F., n.) league, line
Liturgie - (F., n.) Liturgy
Loi/loy - (O.F., n.) law, legal authority
L'on - (O.F., v.i. fut.) he will be, it will be, etc.
Londres - (O.F., n.f.) London
Long - (O.F., a.) long
Long-temps - (O.F., a.) long-time, continuous
Longue - (O.F., a.) long, drawn out, incessant
Lors - (O.F., p.) then, whilst
Loup - (O.F., n.m.) wolf
Lui/Luy - (O.F., p.) he, him, the same, his, her, their, etc.
Luna/Lune - (F., n.) Moon
Lunaire - (O.F., n.) those of the Crescent Moon, or Middle East
Lux/Luxe - (O.F., n.) (fig.) the prize, the brass ring, the light
Lyon - (O.F., n.) lion
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The above glossary (F-L) lists specific references to many Old French words that were in general use during the 15th century in France. Its references may also be found in modern French dictionaries such as the Cassell's French Dictionary (hardcover edition) and other texts such as Randall Cotgrave's 1611 French Dictionary. The Old French word definitions may often be found under classical "class." or figurative "fig." definitions. If you can't find the appropriate definition in the French section of the dictionary, try doing a reverse look-up in the English section of the same dictionary. The 15th century Old French language made heavy use of both Latin and Greek words. These Latin and Greek word definitions can be verified by researching the appropriate Latin or Greek dictionaries. These definitions can also sometimes be found in old Bible manuscripts. The Bible writer Paul of Tarsus wrote in the Greek language. Some word definitions have survived almost completely intact into modern times, and can be located by simply typing them into an Internet search engine. If you would like to learn more about the writings of the classical prophets, and how their prophecies may relate to events of the future, please click on the link below and order your copy of Edward Oliver's 350-page book, "Prophets and Frauds."
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