faloise
Old French
editEtymology
editOf Germanic origin, from Frankish *falis.
Noun
editfaloise oblique singular, f (oblique plural faloises, nominative singular faloise, nominative plural faloises)
- cliff (steep edge of a raised area)
- 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
- Outre n'out rien fors la faloise.
- Other than than, there was nothing apart from the cliff.
Descendants
edit- French: falaise