faulx

See also: Faulx

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French faus, with the L added back to reflect the Latin falsus.

Adjective

faulx m (feminine singular faulsse, masculine plural faulx, feminine plural faulsses)

  1. false; untrue
  2. false; pretentious
Descendants
  • French: faux
    • → English: faux

Etymology 2

From Old French fauz, from Latin falx.

Noun

faulx f (plural faulx)

  1. scythe
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      car il fut cause de sa mort: le coustillier d'Onesile l'ayant accueilli d'une faulx entre les deux espaules
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
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