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French words first recorded in the 7th century

2 French words whose earliest known written record dates from the 7th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. aller

    700–799

    It is inherited from Old French aler, inherited from Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin. The verb, one of the most irregular in French, merges three Latin verbs of motion. The future and…

  2. regarder

    700–799

    It is formed from Old French re- + garder, garder having the old sense “to watch, look at”; the prefix marks both a movement back and repetition. The Reichenau Glosses (8th century) already render…

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