rendre ame

Middle French

Verb

rendre ame

1. (euphemistic) to die
   • c. 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:

     la pointe du coutelet qui le toucha a la gorge, moult petit feust-ce, mais ce fut une vaine, tantost il se tourna d'autre part et la rendi ame

     the point of the knife that was touching his throat was very small, but cut a vain, and as soon as he turned round he died

Descendants

• French: rendre l’âme