Citations:seignor
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Old French citations of seignor
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[edit]- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- A lor seignor gaires n’antendent
Ne les serors ne li cinc frere- They didn't listen to their father
Neither the sisters nor the five brothers
- They didn't listen to their father
- c. 12th or 13th Century, Jean Bodel, De Haimet et de Barat:
- Dïent « Dame, ou est vo barons ? »
Celle ne connut les larrons :
« Seignor », fist-elle, « il est el bos »
« Pour fair amener des fagoz »- They said « Dear lady, where is your husband? »
She didn't know these robbers
« My Lords » said she « he is in the woods »
« To bring back some logs ».
- They said « Dear lady, where is your husband? »
- 10th century, Turold, La Chanson de Roland, page XIII [1]:
- « Seignurs barons, » dist li emperere Carles
- « Sir barons, » said the emperor Charles
- c. 1250, Marie de France, Equitan, page 50 [2]:
- Dedenz le chastel mun seignur sujurnez
- In the castle in which my lord stays