"forme" meaning in Old French

See forme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: forme oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], formes [oblique, plural], forme [nominative, singular], formes [nominative, plural], fourme [alternative], furme [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin fōrma. Etymology templates: {{der|fro|la|fōrma}} Latin fōrma Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} forme oblique singular, f (oblique plural formes, nominative singular forme, nominative plural formes)
  1. shape, aspect, form
    Sense id: en-forme-fro-noun-tVZE3m4s Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for forme meaning in Old French (2.1kB)

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