geste in Old French

Forms: geste oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], gestes [oblique, plural], geste [nominative, singular], gestes [nominative, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Latin gesta. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|gesta}} Latin gesta Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} geste oblique singular, f (oblique plural gestes, nominative singular geste, nominative plural gestes)

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"geste" meaning in Old French

Noun