- Frankish
- Frankish Frank"ish, a. Like, or pertaining to, the Franks. [1913 Webster]
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Frankish
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Frankish — 1802 (adj.), from FRANK (Cf. Frank) + ISH (Cf. ish). As the name of a germanic language spoken by the ancient Franks, from 1863. (Frenkis is recorded c.1400.) … Etymology dictionary
Frankish — [fraŋ′kish] n. the West Germanic language of the Franks adj. of the Franks or their language or culture … English World dictionary
Frankish — 1. adjective referring to the Franks Syn: Franconian 2. noun the language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language Syn: Old Frankish … Wiktionary
Frankish — Recorded in several spelling forms including Frank, Franks, Frankes, Frankis, Frankish, Frankiss, and Franckeiss, and the unusual West Country dialectals Frunks and Fronks, this is an English surname. Introduced by the Normans at the Conquest of… … Surnames reference
Frankish — Frank ► NOUN ▪ a member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century. DERIVATIVES Frankish adjective & noun. ORIGIN Old English Franca, perhaps from the name of a weapon and related to franca «javelin»; also related to FRENCH(Cf.… … English terms dictionary
Frankish mythology — comprises the mythology of the Franks, from its roots in polytheistic Germanic paganism through the inclusion of Greco Roman components in the Early Middle Ages. This mythology flourished among the Franks until the conversion of the Merovingian… … Wikipedia
Frankish Papacy — The Donation of Pepin (756): Pepin the Short grants the territories of Ravenna to Pope Stephen II From 756 to 857, the papacy shifted from the orbit of the Byzantine Empire to the that of the kings of the Franks. Pepin the Short (ruled 751–768),… … Wikipedia
Frankish and Hunnic grape varieties — A division of grape varieties into Frankish and Hunnic grape varieties was practiced in German speaking countries in the Middle ages and separated varieties considered to be better from those considered to be lesser. Frankish ( fränkisch ) grapes … Wikipedia
Frankish language — The Frankish language can refer to:*Old Frankish, the language spoken by the Franks, a Germanic people active in the Roman era*The Low Franconian languages, the linguistic subgroup containing modern variants of the Old Frankish language: Dutch… … Wikipedia
Frankish — I. adjective Date: 14th century of or relating to the Franks II. noun Date: 14th century the Germanic language of the Franks … New Collegiate Dictionary
