Curtis is a common English name of Anglo-Norman origin. It is derived from the Old French curteis, which means "polite, courteous, well-bred."
Medieval French (Old French) was spoken in only a tiny part of modern France, with many other dialects spoken in other areas, including Occitan. Old French did not resemble any other language, except perhaps the Norman French spoken in Normandy (but even these languages were not the same).When the French female writer Marie de France came to the court of Henry II in England, she had to drop her native language (Old French) and learn Anglo-Norman French in order to be understood by the Anglo-Norman aristocracy - her work would have been incomprehensible otherwise.Just a few examples:English..............................Old French.........................Modern Frenchsister.................................suer....................................soeurpriest..................................prestre...............................prêtrewoman................................fame...................................femmeservant................................serjanz...............................domestiquelarge, big.............................granz..................................grandto sit....................................seoir...................................s'asseoir
Carter is an English occupational name for the transporter of goods by cart or wagon. From the Anglo-Norman French "caretier," a derivative of Old French "caret" which originally meant "carrier." Another possible derivation comes from "cairtear," a Gaelic term for tourist or sojourner.
The word "drought" has the Anglo-Saxon root drug (related to dryge "dry").
The tribes making up the Anglo Saxons included Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and a smaller number of Frisians.
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Geoffroy Gaimar has written: 'The Anglo-Norman metrical chronicle' -- subject(s): Anglo-Norman poetry, History, Sources
Isabel Stewart Todd Aspin has written: 'Anglo-Norman political songs' -- subject(s): Anglo-Norman poetry
An Anglo-Norman is a Norman who settled in England after the Norman Conquest, or a descendant of one.
An Anglo-Norman is a Norman who settled in England after the Norman Conquest, or a descendant of one.
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Two types of Anglo-Saxon poetry are heroic and elegiac.
Anglo-Saxon and Norman French
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Adeline Courtney Bartlett has written: 'The larger rhetorical patterns in Anglo-Saxon poetry' -- subject(s): Style, English poetry, History and criticism, Anglo-Saxon poetry, English language, Anglo-Saxon language
The Anglo-Saxon period of English history ended with the Norman conquest in 1066.
Ann Williams has written: 'The English and the Norman conquest' -- subject(s): Anglo-Saxons, Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, English National characteristics, History, National characteristics, English, Normans 'Kingship and government in pre-conquest England, c.500-1066' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Anglo-Saxons, Monarchy, Kings and rulers, History