Meaning of Old Provençal | Babel Free
Definitions
Romance language spoken in the south of France which is considered the origin of modern Provençal, also known as Occitan.
Equivalents
Nederlands
Oudprovençaals
Examples
“The old Provençal tongue, beloved of knights and troubadours, and forever associated in our minds with romance and chivalry, had become⟳ so debased by low singers of tavern songs, that its poetry was only “a riot of coarse speech, which had slain modesty in the ears of the young.””
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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