English
imparlance
Imparlance comes from Anglo-Norman emparlance, and goes back to Old French emparler.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400emparler
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400emparlance
- Englishearliest quotation 1596imparlance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400emparler
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400emparlance
- Englishearliest quotation 1596imparlance
Earliest quotation: 1596, Edmund Spenser, Book IV, Canto IX: “Full oftentimes did Britomart assay / To speake to…”
Every English word from Old French emparler
Today it means
noun Discussion, especially before some action is taken; conference, debate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French emparler / imparlance