English

Proper noun

Francien

1. The dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
   • 1996, Timothy James McGee, A. G. Rigg, & David N. Klausner, Singing Early Music, ISBN 0253210267, page 66:

     There were about eleven dialects in Old French, but not all were of literary importance, and all were increasingly dominated from the end of the twelfth century by Francien, the language used by the royal court and the centralized administration in and around Paris.

   • 2000, Susan C. Herring, Pieter Th. van Reenen, Lene Schøsler, Textual Parameters in Older Languages, ISBN 9027237026, page 50

     The scarcity of texts localizable to the Ile-de-France region would seem to pose a serious challenge to Francien's privileged status.

   • 2003, Adrian Battye, Marie-Anne Hintze, & Paul Rowlett, The French Language Today: A Linguistic Introduction, ISBN 1136903356:

     Conversely, native Francien-speaking poets often displayed a degree of linguistic smugness and superiority.

Adjective

Francien ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas.
   • 2000, Susan C. Herring, Pieter Th. van Reenen, Lene Schøsler, Textual Parameters in Older Languages, ISBN 9027237026, page 50

     Grammars of Old French are without exception based on the Francien dialect.

French

Noun

francien m ‎(uncountable)

1. Francien

Adjective

francien m ‎(feminine singular francienne, masculine plural franciens, feminine plural franciennes)

1. Francien

Related terms

• franc
• français, Français
• France
• francique

Anagrams

• financer, Francine