Anglo-Norman

E10116

Oïl language Romance language language variety

Anglo-Norman is a variety of Old Norman French that developed in England after the Norman Conquest and served as a key language of the medieval English court, law, and literature.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Norman French	92
Anglo-Norman canonical	61
Norman French	34
Anglo-Norman language	4
Anglo-Norman literature	3
Norman language	2
Old Norman	2
Old Norman French	2
Anglo-Norman culture	1
Anglo-Norman de Burgh	1
Anglo-Norman nobility	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oïl language ⓘ Romance language ⓘ language variety ⓘ
declinePeriod	late Middle Ages ⓘ
developedAfter	Battle of Hastings ⓘ surface form: Norman Conquest of England
floruit	12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ
follows	Normans ⓘ surface form: Old Norman
hasDialect	Law French ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature	loanwords from Old English ⓘ phonological traits of Norman dialects ⓘ strong French–English code-switching in documents ⓘ
hasNotableAuthor	Lawman (Layamon, via Anglo-Norman sources) ⓘ Marie de France ⓘ Wace ⓘ
hasNotableWork	Anglo-Norman Brut ⓘ Roman de Rou (Anglo-Norman transmission) ⓘ
hasRegister	administrative Anglo-Norman ⓘ legal Anglo-Norman ⓘ literary Anglo-Norman ⓘ
hasUse	language of English administration ⓘ language of English law ⓘ language of medieval English literature ⓘ language of the English royal court ⓘ
influenced	English administrative vocabulary ⓘ English culinary vocabulary ⓘ English heraldic terminology ⓘ English legal vocabulary ⓘ Guernsey Legal French ⓘ Jersey Legal French ⓘ Middle English ⓘ
languageFamily	Gallo-Romance languages ⓘ Indo-European language family ⓘ surface form: Indo-European languages Italic languages ⓘ Oïl languages ⓘ Romance languages ⓘ Western Romance languages ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Norman self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Norman language
startTime	11th century ⓘ
status	historical language ⓘ no longer spoken as a native language ⓘ
subclassOf	Old French ⓘ Anglo-Norman self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Norman
usedBy	Anglo-Norman self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Norman nobility English legal profession ⓘ English royal chancery ⓘ Norman aristocracy in England ⓘ
usedFor	chronicles ⓘ legal records ⓘ parliamentary rolls ⓘ religious texts ⓘ romances ⓘ royal charters ⓘ
usedIn	Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ surface form: Channel Islands England ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (203)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle English → influencedBy → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

English barons → language → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Normans → language → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norman

British Isles English → influencedBy → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

Channel Islands (crown dependencies) → historicalLanguage → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

subject surface form: Channel Islands

this entity surface form: Norman language

Russell → hasEtymologicalOrigin → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

Edward I of England → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Anglo-Norman → subclassOf → Anglo-Norman self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norman

Anglo-Norman → partOf → Anglo-Norman self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman language

Anglo-Norman → usedBy → Anglo-Norman self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman nobility

Robert the Bruce → language → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

John Gower → writingLanguage → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Royal Assent → languageOfFormalPhrase → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

Roger II of Sicily → languagesSpokenWritten → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

William the Conqueror → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norman French

Parliament of Ireland → earlierLanguageOfRecord → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

Yola language → influencedBy → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

House of Plantagenet → languageUsed → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Normandy → historicalLanguage → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman language

Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Isabella of Gloucester → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → motherTongue → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → nativeLanguage → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → languageOfWorkOrName → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Edward II of England → language → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Howe → hasOrigin → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall → languageOfWorkOrName → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

John → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

FitzRoy → languageOfOrigin → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

Marie de France → languageOfWorkOrName → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Joan of Acre → motherTongue → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Guernsey Legal French → derivedFrom → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman French

Guernsey Legal French → derivedFrom → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Law French → subclassOf → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman language

Law French → developedFrom → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Anglo-Norman Brut → language → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Anglo-Norman Brut → literaryCulture → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman literature

Roman de Rou (Anglo-Norman transmission) → language → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Wace → languageOfWorkOrName → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Wace → literaryTradition → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman literature

Henry II of England → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Beatrice of England → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Eleanor of Castile → language → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Longshanks → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Bennett → hasOrigin → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

Bennett → hasCulturalContext → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman culture

Edward of Windsor → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

King Henry IV of England → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry IV of England

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Edward the Black Prince → languageSpoken → Anglo-Norman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman French