faloise

Old French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *falis.

Noun

faloise oblique singular, f (oblique plural faloises, nominative singular faloise, nominative plural faloises)

cliff (steep edge of a raised area)
- 12^th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
  Outre n'out rien fors la faloise.
  Other than than, there was nothing apart from the cliff.

Descendants

French: falaise

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