Citations:droit

Old French citations of droit and dreit

Noun

Marie de France (circa 1200) Lai de Guigemar:

Nel voil mie pur ceo leissier,
Si gangleür u losengier
Le me volent a mal turner
Ceo est lur dreit de mesparler !

I do not wish to leave this out

If any storyteller

Wishes me not to tell the truth

It is their right to speak badly of me!

Adjective

Rutebeuf (circa 1200) Ci encoumence li dis dou pet au vilain:

Ou el teigne droite la voie,
Por sa penitance aligier,
En la terre au peire Audigier[.]

He was taking the right path,

To go and pledge allegiance,

In the land of Audigier[.]

Thomas of Britain (circa 1180) Tristan:

Se dreitë espuse ne fust,
Car cil est bien sis dreit espus
Ki fait l'amur partir de nos.

Was she not a good wife?

Because if he was a good husband

Why would he take away our love?