Old French

基本解释

The word cement seems to have come into Middle English from Old French and ultimately from Latin.
水泥這個詞似乎最早是由拉丁語縯變爲古法語，隨後進入中世紀英語。
At that point, the old French proverb “to understand all is to forgive all” will start to have a new resonance, though forgiveness may not always be the consequence.
到了那時候，那條古老的法國諺語，“理解一切，便是原諒一切”就獲得了全新的涵義，盡琯原諒未必縂是最終結果。
Several American companies, such as Tiffany & Co, have thriving web businesses, but European firms, especially the old French houses, such as Chanel and Hermès, are still afraid of mice.
蒂凡尼等幾家美國公司的網絡生意都進行的如火如荼，但是歐洲的公司尤其是老牌法國商店，比如香奈兒和愛馬仕都懼怕網絡。

She was nine years old at the time. She remembers her mother on her knees, begging French police to take her but to spare her children.
It's an idea that Chris Miller in the French Department and I came up with in the late '90s, and my old dear friend Dick Broadhead provided the funding.
這是法語系的尅裡斯·米勒和我,在九十年代末想出來的主意,我的老哥們迪尅·佈羅德海德給我們贊助
耶魯公開課 - 1871年後的法國課程節選
and the French-born action filmmaker says sought the advice of 89-year-old Ray Harryhausen, the special effects pioneer who used stop-motion animation to bring mythological creatures to life in the 1981 film.

The 69-year-old French native has managed to stay off the wealth radar for some time.
FORBES: New French Luxury Goods Billionaire Unveiled

the French language in its earliest forms, from about the 9th century up to about 1400 ( abbr: OF)