English
gramarye
Gramarye comes from Old French gramarie.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gramarie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘grammar’
- Englishearliest quotation 1765gramarye
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gramarie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘grammar’
- Englishearliest quotation 1765gramarye
Earliest quotation: 1765, Thomas Percy, King Estmere: “My mother was a weſterne woman / And learned…”
The story
The word was revived by Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).
Every English word from Old French gramarie
Today it means
noun Grammar; learning.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French gramarie / gramarye