Talk:compasser

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Latest comment: 1 year ago by 2A00:23C6:148A:9B01:8826:1872:82E2:8A6A in topic Old French wider meaning

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Old French wider meaning[edit]

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

In the Norman-French of the Treason Act 1351 in England, the meaning was more than measuring using a compass, as in q^ant hōme fait compasser ou ymaginer la mort nře Seign^r le Roi, and closer to the wider meanings of the English verb compass 2A00:23C6:148A:9B01:8826:1872:82E2:8A6A 16:05, 14 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

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