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Step back in time and explore the forgotten corners of the French language! This crossword challenges you to recall archaic words and expressions that once graced the texts of Molière, Rabelais, and Montaigne. From obsolete verbs to vanished nouns, these linguistic relics reveal the rich, ever-evolving history of French. Dust off your dictionaries — you’ll need them!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 2. old and worn out
- 5. Always
- 8. Each, every
- 12. relating to regional dialect
- 14. To know
- 15. To find
- 16. worthy of great respect and age
Down
- 1. archaic phrase meaning in addition
- 3. old word for interpreter
- 4. era or period
- 6. medieval scholastic tradition
- 7. relating to ancestors
- 9. study of ancient languages
- 10. archaic term for crime
- 11. Again, still
- 13. To must or owe
Answers
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Across
- 2. old and worn out → vetuste
- 5. Always → toujours
- 8. Each, every → chaque
- 12. relating to regional dialect → patoisante
- 14. To know → savoir
- 15. To find → trouver
- 16. worthy of great respect and age → venerables
Down
- 1. archaic phrase meaning in addition → surcroit
- 3. old word for interpreter → truchement
- 4. era or period → epoque
- 6. medieval scholastic tradition → scolastique
- 7. relating to ancestors → ancestrale
- 9. study of ancient languages → paleologie
- 10. archaic term for crime → forfait
- 11. Again, still → encore
- 13. To must or owe → devoir
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